moorhen

Senso (Inglese)

1. Any of various medium-sized water birds of the genus Gallinula, of the rail family, that feed in open water margins.
2. (British) A female red grouse, Lagopus lagopus scotica.

Concetti

gallinella d'acqua

gallinella d’acqua

sciabica

Gallinula chloropus

sinonimi

gallinule

Gallinula chloropus

common moorhen

moorcock

rail

red grouse

moorfowl

moorgame

moor-bird

moorbird

waterhen

chicken

🐔

fawl

coot

cuddy

Traduzioni

Gallinula chloropus

waterhoen

Teichhuhn

poule d’eau

Teichralle

polla de agua

νερόκοτα

gallineta de agua

polla gris

Blässhuhn

gallinule poule d’eau

gallinule poule d'eau

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈmuɹ.hɛn/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: morhen

Ereditato da inglese antico: *mōrhenn

Ereditato da inglese antico: wōrhenn

In summary

From Middle English morhen, perhaps from Old English *mōrhenn, an alteration of Old English worhenn (compare coordinate masculine term mōrhana, a possible corruption of worhana (“pheasant”)), equivalent to moor + hen.