zwaluw
Dutch
Jonge zwaluwen in een nest. — Young swallows in a nest.
Alternative forms
- zwalf, zwavel, zwalver, zwalm (dialectal)
Etymology
From Middle Dutch swaluwe, from Old Dutch *swalwa, from Proto-West Germanic *swalwā, from Proto-Germanic *swalwǭ. Cognate with Danish and Norwegian svale, English swallow, German Schwalbe, Swedish svala. Doublet of schwalbe.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzʋaː.lyu̯/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: zwa‧luw
Noun
zwaluw f (plural zwaluwen, diminutive zwaluwtje n)
- A swallow, bird of the family Hirundinidae.
- In de lente en zomer zie je vaak zwermen zwaluwen die door de lucht vliegen.
- In spring and summer, you often see flocks of swallows flying through the air.
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Descendants
- Afrikaans: swael
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