wheatear

Betekenis (Engels)

1. Any of various passerine birds of the genus Oenanthe that feed on insects,
2. Any of various passerine birds of the genus Oenanthe that feed on insects,

Concepten

tapuit

tarweaar

Synoniemen

northern wheatear

Northern wheatear

Vertalingen

Steinschmätzer

culbianco

traquet motteux

collalba

traquet

cul-blanc

collalba gris

kuyrukkakan

còlit gris

στάχυ

chasco-cinzento

chasco

steinschmätzer

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈʍiːtɪəɹ/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: whete-ere

In summary

Uncertain. Probably a back-formation from Middle English whit ers (“white arse”), after the prominent white rump of many species. Compare dialect forms white rump, white-tail. Possibly a compound of wheat + ear or white + ear. Attested since the seventeenth century as wheat-ears or wheatgear.