visarend

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch visarend (“osprey”). By surface analysis, vis +‎ arend.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfəsˌɑː.rənt/

Noun

visarend (plural visarende)

  1. fish eagle, especially the African fish eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer).

Dutch

Etymology

From vis (“fish”) +‎ arend (“eagle”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɪsˌaː.rənt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: vis‧arend

Noun

visarend m (plural visarenden, diminutive visarendje n)

  1. osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: visarend

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