épervier
Meaning
Concepts
sparrow-hawk
genus Accipiter
Accipiter
African goshawk
Accipiter nisus
Falco sparverius
Synonyms
martin pêcheur
épervier d’Europe
mouchet
émouchet gris
accipiter
accipiter nisus
falco sparverius
épervier d’europe
crécerelle d’amérique
émouchet
mousquette
Translations
Sperber
sparviero
gavilán
esparver
gavião
sperwer
esparvièr
ξεφτέρι
accipiter
atmacaPronounced as (IPA)
/e.pɛʁ.vje/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Middle French esprevier, which see. Cognate with Old High German sparwari (whence German Sperber), Middle Dutch sperware (whence Dutch sperwer), Middle Low German sperwere, all meaning “sparrow hawk”. Compare also Italian sparviere and English sparrow hawk.
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