sparv
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish sparver, from Old Norse spǫrr, cognate with Danish spurv, English sparrow.
Noun
sparv c
- a sparrow; most commonly the house sparrow (gråsparv, Passer domesticus), but including various species of small birds in the families sparrows (sparvfinkar, Passeridae) and buntings (fältsparvar, Emberizidae), all in the order Passeriformes (tättingar)
Declension
| Declension of sparv | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | sparv | sparven | sparvar | sparvarna |
| Genitive | sparvs | sparvens | sparvars | sparvarnas |
Related terms
- fältsparv
- gråsparv
- sparvfink
- sparvflock
- sparvhök
- sparvuggla
- sparvägg
- sparvöga
References
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