lapwing

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

pavoncella

fifa

😨

sinonimi

peewit

green plover

pewit

Northern lapwing

northern lapwing

puny person

turnstone

sandpiper

Traduzioni

vanneau

kievit

Kiebitz

Vanellus vanellus

avefría

vanneau huppé

quero-quero

vanneau armé

abibe

τσαλαπετεινός

Vanellus

Vanellus spp.

kieviet

avefría europea

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈlæpwɪŋ/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: lapwynge

Ereditato da inglese antico: hlēapewince

Affine frisone occidentale: 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.