ralreiger

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of ral (“rail (bird)”) +‎ reiger (“heron”), calque of German Rallenreiher or less probably directly based on the scientific name (“rail-like little heron”). First attested in the 1850s.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɑlˌrɛi̯.ɣər/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ral‧rei‧ger

Noun

ralreiger m (plural ralreigers, diminutive ralreigertje n)

  1. squacco heron (Ardeola ralloides)
  2. (more broadly) Any of the herons of the genus Ardeola.

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