Pirol

German

Etymology

From Middle High German piro, ultimately from Ancient Greek πῠρρός (pŭrrhós, tawny).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

Pirol m (strong, genitive Pirols, plural Pirole)

  1. An Old World oriole, particularly the Eurasian golden oriole.

Declension

Derived terms

  • Blutpirol
  • Dschungelpirol
  • Feigenpirol
  • Indienpirol
  • Isabellpirol
  • Mangrovepirol
  • Maskenpirol
  • Schwarzflügelpirol
  • Schwarznackenpirol
  • Streifenpirol
  • Sundapirol
  • São-Tomé-Pirol
  • Zweifarbenpirol

Descendants

  • Armenian: պիրոլ (pirol)

References

  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (2002) “Pirol”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 24th edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, pages 704-5