leeuwerik

Dutch

Alternative forms

• leeurik, leeuwrik, lewerik, leewerik (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch leewerike, from Old Dutch *leiwerka, from Proto-West Germanic [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *laiwarikǭ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleːu̯.əˌrɪk/

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• Hyphenation: leeu‧we‧rik
• Rhymes: -eːu̯ərɪk
• Homophone: Leeuwerik

Noun

leeuwerik m (plural leeuweriken, diminutive leeuwerikje n)

1. lark, bird of the family Alaudidae

Derived terms

• boomleeuwerik
• kuifleeuwerik
• strandleeuwerik
• veldleeuwerik

Further reading

• leeuwerik on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl