barmsijs

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of barm (“thick-billed siskin”) +‎ sijs (“siskin”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɑrm.sɛi̯s/
• Hyphenation: barm‧sijs

Noun

barmsijs f (plural barmsijzen, diminutive barmsijsje n)

1. A redpoll, any bird of the genus Acanthis
2. (particularly) Synonym of grote barmsijs (“Acanthis flammea”)

Derived terms

• grote barmsijs
• kleine barmsijs
• witstuitbarmsijs

Further reading

• Acanthis on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl