bidden

bidden (infinitive)
bidden (gerund neuter)
bid (first-person present singular)
bad (first-person past singular)
bidt (present second-person singular)
bad (past second-person singular)
bidt (formal present second-person singular)
bad (formal past second-person singular)
bidt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
bidt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
baadt (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
baadt (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
bidt (present singular third-person)
bad (past singular third-person)
bidden (plural present)
baden (past plural)
bidde (archaic present singular subjunctive)
bade (archaic past singular subjunctive)
bidden (archaic plural present subjunctive)
baden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
bid (imperative present singular)
bidt (archaic imperative plural present)
biddend (participle present)
gebeden (participle past)

Afrikaans: bid

Negerhollands: bed, bet, bit

From Middle Dutch bidden, from Old Dutch bidden, from Proto-West Germanic *biddjan, from Proto-Germanic *bidjaną (“to ask”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰédʰyeti.

De torenvalk speurde biddend naar zijn prooi.

The kestrel sought his prey while hovering.

(intransitive, ornithology, birdwatching) to hover (of birds), to use wings to remain in the same place in mid-air


syrinx

Borrowed from Latin sȳrinx (“reed; reed pipe, panpipes”), from Ancient Greek σῦριγξ (sûrinx, “panpipes; pipe-shaped object”), from Pre-Greek.

der

(ornithology) syrinx (voice organ in birds)


pullus

Unadapted borrowing from Latin pullus. Doublet of pul.

(ornithology) A pullus; the young chick of a bird.


roofvogel

nl-noun

roofvogel m (plural roofvogels, diminutive roofvogeltje n)

roofvogels (plural)
roofvogeltje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: roofvoël

Compound of roven (“to steal, to rob”) + vogel (“bird”). First mentioned by Christophe Plantin.


loopvogel

nl-noun

loopvogel m (plural loopvogels, diminutive loopvogeltje n)

loopvogels (plural)
loopvogeltje (diminutive neuter)

From lopen (“to walk, to run”) + vogel (“bird”).

compound

a flightless bird which is capable of running


snavel

nl-noun

snavel m (plural snavels, diminutive snaveltje n)

snavels (plural)
snaveltje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch snavel, from Old Dutch *snaval, from Proto-Germanic *snabulaz.


schroeven

schroeven (infinitive)
schroeven (gerund neuter)
schroef (first-person present singular)
schroefde (first-person past singular)
schroeft (present second-person singular)
schroefde (past second-person singular)
schroeft (formal present second-person singular)
schroefde (formal past second-person singular)
schroeft (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
schroeft (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
schroefde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
schroefde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
schroeft (present singular third-person)
schroefde (past singular third-person)
schroeven (plural present)
schroefden (past plural)
schroeve (archaic present singular subjunctive)
schroefde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
schroeven (archaic plural present subjunctive)
schroefden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
schroef (imperative present singular)
schroeft (archaic imperative plural present)
schroevend (participle present)
geschroefd (participle past)

→ Saramaccan: sukúfu

(of birds) to circle upwards without flapping the wings much if at all, carried by currents of rising hot air


kuiken

kuiken n (plural kuikens, diminutive kuikentje n)

kuikens (plural)
kuikentje (diminutive neuter)

Jersey Dutch: kääukötśe (from the diminutive)

desc

Negerhollands: kikentje, kikkentje, kikintśi, kikinsji (from the diminutive)

→ Virgin Islands Creole: kinkinsti (dated)

From Middle Dutch kuken, kiken, from Old Dutch *kiukīn, originally from Proto-West Germanic *kiukīn.

chick, the hatched young of a bird, especially fowl


trekvogel

nl-noun

trekvogel m (plural trekvogels, diminutive trekvogeltje n)

trekvogels (plural)
trekvogeltje (diminutive neuter)

From trekken (“to migrate”) + vogel (“bird”).


nesteling

nesteling m (plural nestelingen, diminutive nestelingetje n)

nestelingen (plural)
nestelingetje (diminutive neuter)

Coordinate term: takkeling

A nestling (chick confined to the nest).


kleed

kleed n (plural kleden or klederen, diminutive kleedje n)

kleden (plural)
klederen (plural)
kleedje (diminutive neuter)

Negerhollands: kleed

→ Papiamentu: klechi (from the diminutive)

From Middle Dutch clêet, from Old Dutch *klēth, from Proto-Germanic *klaiþą. Cognate with German Kleid, Luxembourgish Kleed, English cloth.


zeevogel

zeevogel m (plural zeevogels, diminutive zeevogeltje n)

zeevogels (plural)
zeevogeltje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: seevoël

Compound of zee (“sea”) + vogel (“bird”).

A seabird, one of any marine species of birds.


watervogel

watervogel m (plural watervogels, diminutive watervogeltje n)

watervogels (plural)
watervogeltje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: watervoël

From Middle Dutch watervogel. Equivalent to water (“water”) + vogel (“bird”).


verenkleed

verenkleed n (plural verenkleden, diminutive verenkleedje n)

verenkleden (plural)
verenkleedje (diminutive neuter)

From veer (“feather”) + -en- + kleed (“cover”).

af

Een wit verenkleed camoufleert goed als het heeft gesneeuwd.

White feathering is good camouflage when there's snow.


klucht

nl-noun

klucht f or m (plural kluchten, diminutive kluchtje n)

kluchten (plural)
kluchtje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch cluft, clucht, from Old Dutch *kluft, from Proto-Germanic *kluftiz (whence also German Kluft, English cleft). Equivalent to klieven (“to cleave”) + -t (“verbal noun”), and the Middle Dutch meaning was at first "separation, department", later also "neighbourhood of a town". The sense shifted to its modern meaning only in early modern Dutch times, starting with "nonsense, prattle" and then "joke, humorous story".

suffix

Ik zag een klucht patrijzen in het veld.

I saw a flock of partridges in the field.


dwaalgast

nl-noun

dwaalgast m (plural dwaalgasten, diminutive dwaalgastje n)

dwaalgasten (plural)
dwaalgastje (diminutive neuter)

From dwalen (“to wander”) + gast (“guest”). Compare zomergast.

vagrant (animal occurring outside its species' usual range), usually a vagrant bird


vogelnest

vogelnest n (plural vogelnesten, diminutive vogelnestje n)

vogelnesten (plural)
vogelnestje (diminutive neuter)

(ornithology) birdnest, bird-nest, bird's nest


kj

(chiefly birdwatching and ornithology) Abbreviation of kalenderjaar (“calendar year”).


standvogel

standvogel m (plural standvogels, diminutive standvogeltje n)

standvogels (plural)
standvogeltje (diminutive neuter)

Probably borrowed from German Standvogel. Equivalent to stand + vogel. First attested ca. 1830.

sedentary bird (bird of a non-migratory population)


zangvogel

zangvogel m (plural zangvogels, diminutive zangvogeltje n)

zangvogels (plural)
zangvogeltje (diminutive neuter)

/ˈzɑŋˌvoː.ɣəl/

(taxonomy, ornithology) passerine (bird of the order Passeriformes)


eclips

Afrikaans: eklips

→ Indonesian: eklips

→ Papiamentu: eklips

Borrowed from Middle French eclipse, from Old French eclipse, from Latin eclīpsis, from Ancient Greek ἔκλειψις (ékleipsis, “eclipse”), from ἐκλείπω (ekleípō, “I abandon, go missing, vanish”), from ἐκ (ek, “out”) and λείπω (leípō, “I leave behind”).

der

(ornithology) eclipse plumage, a type of inconspicuous plumage briefly worn by moulting (and thus temporarily vulnerable) male ducks


zwemvogel

nl-noun

zwemvogel m (plural zwemvogels, diminutive zwemvogeltje n)

zwemvogels (plural)
zwemvogeltje (diminutive neuter)


baltsen

baltsen (infinitive)
baltsen (gerund neuter)
balts (first-person present singular)
baltste (first-person past singular)
baltst (present second-person singular)
baltste (past second-person singular)
baltst (formal present second-person singular)
baltste (formal past second-person singular)
baltst (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
baltst (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
baltste (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
baltste (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
baltst (present singular third-person)
baltste (past singular third-person)
baltsen (plural present)
baltsten (past plural)
baltse (archaic present singular subjunctive)
baltste (archaic past singular subjunctive)
baltsen (archaic plural present subjunctive)
baltsten (archaic past plural subjunctive)
balts (imperative present singular)
baltst (archaic imperative plural present)
baltsend (participle present)
gebaltst (participle past)

Borrowed from German balzen. Equivalent to balts + -en.

(intransitive) to engage in courtship display, particularly said of birds


grondelen

grondelen (infinitive)
grondelen (gerund neuter)
grondel (first-person present singular)
grondelde (first-person past singular)
grondelt (present second-person singular)
grondelde (past second-person singular)
grondelt (formal present second-person singular)
grondelde (formal past second-person singular)
grondelt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
grondelt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
grondelde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
grondelde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
grondelt (present singular third-person)
grondelde (past singular third-person)
grondelen (plural present)
grondelden (past plural)
grondele (archaic present singular subjunctive)
grondelde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
grondelen (archaic plural present subjunctive)
grondelden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
grondel (imperative present singular)
grondelt (archaic imperative plural present)
grondelend (participle present)
gegrondeld (participle past)

From grond (“ground”) + -elen, a frequentative verb referring to the act of orienting oneself towards the ground underwater. Compare German gründeln.

(intransitive, of waterfowl) to dabble; to submerge one's head in order to forage while one's rear remains above the surface


slagpen

slagpen f (plural slagpennen, diminutive slagpennetje n)

slagpennen (plural)
slagpennetje (diminutive neuter)

(ornithology) A flight feather, usually a remex, but sometimes a rectrix.


broedvogel

broedvogel m (plural broedvogellen, diminutive broedvogeltje n)

broedvogellen (plural)
broedvogeltje (diminutive neuter)

From broeden (“to breed”) + vogel (“guest”).


doortrekker

doortrekker m (plural doortrekkers, diminutive doortrekkertje n)

doortrekkers (plural)
doortrekkertje (diminutive neuter)

A migratory bird that does not reside in a given region, but passes through it during its migration


deeltrekker

deeltrekker m (plural deeltrekkers, diminutive deeltrekkertje n)

deeltrekkers (plural)
deeltrekkertje (diminutive neuter)

A migratory bird species of which some birds migrate away from a given region, whereas others of the same species remain year-round and do not migrate.


wintergast

wintergast m (plural wintergasten, diminutive wintergastje n)

wintergasten (plural)
wintergastje (diminutive neuter)

From winter (“winter”) + gast (“guest”).

In het voorjaar trekken de wintergasten weer weg.

In spring the winter birds migrate away again.

A migratory bird present in a given region only during winter


zomergast

zomergast m (plural zomergasten, diminutive zomergastje n)

zomergasten (plural)
zomergastje (diminutive neuter)

In het najaar trekken de zomergasten naar het zuiden.

In fall, the summer birds migrate south.

A migratory bird present in a given region only during summer


grondeleend

grondeleend f (plural grondeleenden, diminutive grondeleendje n)

grondeleenden (plural)
grondeleendje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of grondelen + eend. Compare German Gründelente.

Coordinate term: duikeend


zwemeend

zwemeend f (plural zwemeenden, diminutive zwemeendje n)

zwemeenden (plural)
zwemeendje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of zwemmen + eend. Compare German Schwimmente.

Coordinate term: duikeend


duikeend

duikeend f (plural duikeenden, diminutive duikeendje n)

duikeenden (plural)
duikeendje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of duiken + eend. Compare German Tauchente.


vliegvlug

(of young birds) full-fledged, capable of flight


prachtkleed

prachtkleed n (plural prachtkleden, diminutive prachtkleedje n)

prachtkleden (plural)
prachtkleedje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of pracht (“beauty”) + kleed (“garment, cover, cloth”).


bosvogel

nl-noun

bosvogel m (plural bosvogels or bosvogelen, diminutive bosvogeltje n)

bosvogels (plural)
bosvogelen (plural)
bosvogeltje (diminutive neuter)

Tijdens onze wandeling zagen we verschillende bosvogels in het natuurgebied.

During our hike, we spotted several forest birds in the nature reserve.

Het kleine bosvogeltje zat op een tak en zong een prachtig lied.

The little forest bird was perched on a branch, singing a beautiful song.

Vogelaars kwamen naar het gebied om zeldzame bosvogels te observeren.

Birdwatchers came to the area to observe rare forest birds.


takkeling

takkeling m (plural takkelingen, diminutive takkelingetje n)

takkelingen (plural)
takkelingetje (diminutive neuter)

A fledgling bird that cannot fly freely yet, but can fly or hop from branch to branch in a tree.