waterhoen

Dutch

Gallinula chloropus in Nederlandsche vogelen, 1770-1829

Etymology

From Middle Dutch waterhoen, from Old Dutch *watarhōn, from Proto-West Germanic *watarhōn, equivalent to water +‎ hoen. Cognate with German Wasserhuhn (“coot”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋaː.tərˌɦun/

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• Hyphenation: wa‧ter‧hoen

Noun

waterhoen n (plural waterhoenen or waterhoenders, diminutive waterhoentje n)

1. a moorhen; a bird of the genus Gallinula
2. (particularly) the common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)

Derived terms

• klein waterhoen
• kleinst waterhoen

 

Further reading

• waterhoen on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl