goshawk

Senso (Inglese)

Any of several birds of prey, principally in the genus Accipiter.

Concetti

astore

Accipiter gentilis

sinonimi

Accipiter gentilis

northern goshawk

hawk

accipiter

Accipiter

chicken hawk

hen hawk

bare-faced go-away bird

Northern goshawk

falcon

hobby

kite

🪁

Traduzioni

azor

Accipiter gentilis

autour

Habicht

astor

açor

havik

autour des palombes

astor

Hühnerhabicht

διπλοσάινο

atmaca

accipiter

acípitre

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈɡɒshɔːk/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: goshauk

Ereditato da inglese antico: gōshafoc

Affine norse antico: gáshaukr

Affine inglese medio: gosling

In summary

From Middle English goshauk, from Old English gōshafoc (“goose hawk”), from gōs (“goose”) and hafoc (“hawk”). Compare also Old Norse gáshaukr and Late Middle English gosling. The bird gets its name from the fact that the birds of the species are hawks that were alleged to prey on geese.