lapwing

Bedeutung (Englisch)

1. Any of several medium-sized wading birds belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae, within family Charadriidae.
2. Any of several medium-sized wading birds belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae, within family Charadriidae.
3. (obsolete) A silly man.

Konzepte

Kiebitz

Kibitz

Synonyme

peewit

green plover

pewit

Northern lapwing

northern lapwing

puny person

turnstone

sandpiper

Übersetzungen

vanneau

kievit

Vanellus vanellus

avefría

pavoncella

vanneau huppé

Vanellus spp.

Vanellus

τσαλαπετεινός

vanneau armé

abibe

kieviet

quero-quero

avefría europea

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/ˈlæpwɪŋ/

Etymologie (Englisch)

Geerbt von Mittelenglisch: lapwynge

Geerbt von Altenglisch: hlēapewince

Verwandt mit Westfriesisch: ljip

In summary

From Middle English lapwynge, lapwynke, lappewincke, lapwynche, lhapwynche, from Old English hlēapewince (“lapwing”), from Old English hlēapan (“to leap”) + wincian (“to wink, make a sign”), due to its manner of flight. Cognate with West Frisian ljip (“lapwing”).
The modern form is influenced by folk etymology to resemble English wing.