havik

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (masculine) A hawk, a small bird of the family Accipitridae, especially of the genus Accipiter.
2. (masculine) northern goshawk (Astur gentilis)
3. (masculine) A hawk, someone with aggressive or extreme views in (foreign) politics.

Teenoorgestelde van

duif

Sinonieme

buizerd

valk

slechtvalk

sperwer

Amerikaanse torenvalk

Vertalings

hawk

Habicht

halcón

falco

autour

faucon

açor

Falke

azor

astore

goshawk

gavião

astor

astor

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈɦaːvɪk/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle Dutch: havic

Geërf van Old Dutch: *havuk

Verwante met Nederduits: Haavk

Verwante met Duits: Habicht

Verwante met Fries: hauk

Verwante met Engels: hawk

Verwante met Sweeds: hök

Verwante met Noors: hauk

In summary

From Middle Dutch havic, from Old Dutch *havuk, from Proto-West Germanic *habuk.
Compare Low German Haavk, German Habicht, West Frisian hauk, English hawk, Swedish hök, Norwegian hauk. The political sense derived from English hawk.