sädesärla

Swedish

Etymology

Since at least 1538, from säde (grain to sow) or sådd (sowing) + ärla or arla (early); refers to the bird's appearance in Sweden as a migratory bird arriving before the spring sowing.[1]

Noun

sädesärla c

  1. white wagtail, Motacilla alba
    Synonym: (fröken) vippstjärt

Declension

Declension of sädesärla
nominative genitive
singular indefinite sädesärla sädesärlas
definite sädesärlan sädesärlans
plural indefinite sädesärlor sädesärlors
definite sädesärlorna sädesärlornas

See also

References

  1. ^ Sveriges Ornitologiska förening
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