watersnip

Dutch

Gallinago gallinago in Nederlandsche vogelen, 1770-1829

Alternative forms

watersnep (obsolete)

Etymology

Compound of water (“water”) +‎ snip (“snipe”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʋaː.tərˌsnɪp/
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Hyphenation: wa‧ter‧snip

Noun

watersnip f (plural watersnippen, diminutive watersnipje n)

The common snipe, Gallinago gallinago
Synonym: hemelgeit

Further reading

watersnip on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

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