merle

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (masculine) blackbird
2. (masculine) Eurasian blackbird (Turdus merula)

Sinonieme

merle noir

oiseau

🐦

rouge-gorge

rubiette

turdus merula

Vertalings

blackbird

Amsel

merlo

mirlo

merel

melro

karatavuk

κότσυφας

merla

merula

Turdus merula

gieteling

mèrle

tord negre

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/mɛʁl/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Latyn: merula

Verwante met Italiaans: merlo

Verwante met Spaans: mirlo

In summary

Inherited from Latin merula, the word for the male blackbird being mostly female until the 16th century. Probable influence of the Late Latin masculine form merulus (compare Italian merlo, Spanish mirlo).