havik
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From 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 edit
Noun edit
havik 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 edit
Descendants edit
- Afrikaans: hawik