wielewaal

Dutch
Oriolus oriolus in Nederlandsche vogelen, 1770-1829

Alternative forms
  • wiedewaal (now dialectal)

Etymology

From older wiedewaal by assimilation of -d- to -l-, from Middle Dutch wedewale. The first part, wede- probably stems from Proto-West Germanic *widu (“wood, forest”), whereas -wale could be onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʋi.ləˌʋaːl/
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  • Hyphenation: wie‧le‧waal

Noun

wielewaal m (plural wielewalen, diminutive wielewaaltje n)

  1. The golden oriole, Oriolus oriolus
  2. An oriole, any bird of the genus Oriolus

Further reading
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