greenfinch

Meaning

1. Any bird within the genus Chloris (formerly a subset of the genus Carduelis), small passerine songbirds with yellow-green plumage, found throughout Europe and Asia.
2. Any bird within the genus Chloris (formerly a subset of the genus Carduelis), small passerine songbirds with yellow-green plumage, found throughout Europe and Asia.
3. (Northern-Ireland, historical, informal) A female member of the Ulster Defence Regiment.
4. (Northern-Ireland, UK, broadly, historical, informal, slang) A female member of the Ulster Defence Regiment.

Synonyms

oriole

European greenfinch

Translations

verdier

verderón

Carduelis chloris

verdone

Grünfink

verdilhão

verdum

groenling

Grünling

florya

φλώρος

yelve

flóros

verdon

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɡɹiːn.fɪnt͡ʃ/

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Germanic *grōniz
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂
Proto-Germanic *-į̄
Proto-West Germanic *-ī
Proto-West Germanic *grōnī
Old English grēne
Middle English grene
English green
Proto-Indo-European *(s)ping-
Proto-Germanic *finkiz
Proto-Indo-European *(s)ping-
Proto-Germanic *finkô
Old English finċ
Middle English fynch
English finch
English greenfinch
Compound of green + finch.