lapwing

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

vanneau

vanneau huppé

vanneau armé

vanellinae

vanellinés

Synonymes

peewit

green plover

pewit

Northern lapwing

northern lapwing

puny person

turnstone

sandpiper

Traductions

Kiebitz

kievit

Vanellus vanellus

avefría

pavoncella

Vanellus spp.

τσαλαπετεινός

Vanellus

kieviet

avefría europea

abibe

quero-quero

frailecillo

aguanieves

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈlæpwɪŋ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: lapwynge

Hérité de ancien anglais: hlēapewince

Appartenant à frison occidental: 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.