"zwaluw" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

IPA: /ˈzʋaː.lyu̯/ Audio: Nl-zwaluw.ogg Forms: zwaluwen [plural], zwaluwtje [diminutive, neuter]
Etymology: From Middle Dutch swaluwe, from Old Dutch *swalwa, from Proto-West Germanic *swalwā, from Proto-Germanic *swalwǭ. Cognate with Danish and Norwegian svale, English swallow, German Schwalbe, Swedish svala. Doublet of schwalbe. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|swaluwe}} Middle Dutch swaluwe, {{inh|nl|odt|*swalwa}} Old Dutch *swalwa, {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*swalwā}} Proto-West Germanic *swalwā, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*swalwǭ}} Proto-Germanic *swalwǭ, {{cog|da|-}} Danish, {{cog|no|svale}} Norwegian svale, {{cog|en|swallow}} English swallow, {{cog|de|Schwalbe}} German Schwalbe, {{cog|sv|svala}} Swedish svala, {{doublet|nl|schwalbe}} Doublet of schwalbe Head templates: {{nl-noun|f|-en|zwaluwtje}} zwaluw f (plural zwaluwen, diminutive zwaluwtje n)
  1. A swallow, bird of the family Hirundinidae. Wikipedia link: nl:zwaluwen Tags: feminine Categories (lifeform): Swallows Synonyms: zwalf, zwavel, zwalver, zwalm [dialectal] Related terms: schwalbe

Inflected forms

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        "1": "da",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "no",
        "2": "svale"
      },
      "expansion": "Norwegian svale",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "swallow"
      },
      "expansion": "English swallow",
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  "lang_code": "nl",
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        {
          "word": "boerenzwaluw"
        },
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          "word": "een zwaluw maakt nog geen zomer"
        },
        {
          "word": "gierzwaluw"
        },
        {
          "word": "huiszwaluw"
        },
        {
          "word": "klifzwaluw"
        },
        {
          "word": "nachtzwaluw"
        },
        {
          "word": "oeverzwaluw"
        },
        {
          "word": "purperzwaluw"
        },
        {
          "word": "roodstuitzwaluw"
        },
        {
          "word": "rotszwaluw"
        },
        {
          "word": "zeezwaluw"
        },
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          "word": "zwaluwnest"
        }
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        {
          "english": "In spring and summer, you often see flocks of swallows flying through the air.",
          "text": "In de lente en zomer zie je vaak zwermen zwaluwen die door de lucht vliegen.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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          "word": "zwavel"
        },
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          "word": "zwalver"
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            "dialectal"
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          "word": "zwalm"
        }
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        "feminine"
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    },
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      "word": "klifzwaluw"
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      "word": "nachtzwaluw"
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      "word": "oeverzwaluw"
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      },
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    },
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
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        "2": "svala"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish svala",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "schwalbe"
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "zwaluwen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zwaluwtje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
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  "lang_code": "nl",
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      "word": "schwalbe"
    }
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        "Dutch feminine nouns",
        "Dutch lemmas",
        "Dutch nouns",
        "Dutch nouns with plural in -en",
        "Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch",
        "Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch",
        "Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Dutch terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
        "Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch",
        "Dutch terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Dutch terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Dutch terms with audio links",
        "Dutch terms with usage examples",
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "In spring and summer, you often see flocks of swallows flying through the air.",
          "text": "In de lente en zomer zie je vaak zwermen zwaluwen die door de lucht vliegen.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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      ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈzʋaː.lyu̯/"
    },
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "zwalf"
    },
    {
      "word": "zwavel"
    },
    {
      "word": "zwalver"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "word": "zwalm"
    }
  ],
  "word": "zwaluw"
}

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