See also: pernis and pernîs

Translingual

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Etymology

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The name of the genus is due Cuvier (1816), after the species name Pernis apivorus (Linné 1758). The name πέρνης (pérnēs) is used by Aristotle of a bird of prey (Cuvier 1831:242)

Proper noun

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Pernis m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Accipitridae.

Hypernyms

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Hyponyms

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References

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  • Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
  • Georges Cuvier, Henry M'Murtrie (trans.), The animal kingdom arranged in conformity with its organization (1831).

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Dutch

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Etymology

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First attested as pernesse in 1250. Compound of Middle Dutch perre (enclosed space) and nesse (headland, spit).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Per‧nis

Proper noun

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Pernis n

  1. A village and former municipality of Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

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References

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  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “pernis”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN