sparv

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish sparver, from Old Norse spǫrr, cognate with Danish spurv, English sparrow.

Noun

sparv c

1. a sparrow; most commonly the house sparrow (gråsparv, Passer domesticus), but including various species of small birds in the families sparrows (sparvfinkar, Passeridae) and buntings (fältsparvar, Emberizidae), all in the order Passeriformes (tättingar)

Declension

Declension of sparv
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	sparv	sparven	sparvar	sparvarna
Genitive	sparvs	sparvens	sparvars	sparvarnas

Related terms

• fältsparv
• gråsparv
• sparvfink
• sparvflock
• sparvhök
• sparvuggla
• sparvägg
• sparvöga

See also

• fink
• mes
• småfågel
• sångfågel
• tätting

References

• sparv in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• sparv in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• sparv in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)