havik
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Dutch havic, from Old Dutch *havuk, from Proto-West Germanic *habuk.
Compare Low German Haavk, German Habicht, West Frisian hauk, English hawk, Swedish hök, Norwegian hauk. The political sense derived from English hawk.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edithavik m (plural haviken, diminutive havikje n)
- a hawk, a small bird of the family Accipitridae, especially of the genus Accipiter
- a northern goshawk, Accipiter gentilis
- (politics) a hawk, someone with aggressive or extreme views in (foreign) politics
- Antonym: duif
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- Afrikaans: hawik
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- nl:Accipiters
- nl:Politics
- nl:Birds of prey