Mannelijk

havik

Betekenis (Engels)

  1. (masculine) A hawk, a small bird of the family Accipitridae, especially of the genus Accipiter.
  2. (masculine) northern goshawk (Astur gentilis)
  3. (masculine) A hawk, someone with aggressive or extreme views in (foreign) politics.

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duif
Synoniemen

Frequentie

C2
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ˈɦaːvɪk/
Etymologie (Engels)

In summary

From Middle Dutch havic, from Old Dutch *havuk, from Proto-West Germanic *habuk. Compare Low German Haavk, German Habicht, West Frisian hauk, English hawk, Swedish hök, Norwegian hauk. The political sense derived from English hawk.

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