Masculine

ooievaar

Meaning

(masculine) A stork, bird of the family Ciconiidae.
(masculine) white stork (Ciconia ciconia)

stork

white stork

White Stork

eiber

πελαργός

cigonha

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈoːi̯əˌvaːr/

Inherited from Middle Dutch

odevare

Cognate with Low German

adebar

Cognate with Western Frisian

earrebarre

In summary

From Middle Dutch odevare. Related to Low German adebar, West Frisian earrebarre, all possibly from Proto-Germanic *ōdaborǭ or *ōdaborą.

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