roodborst
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From rood + borst. Primarily found in the diminutive, and attested in the diminutive as Middle Dutch roodborstken.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
roodborst m (plural roodborsten, diminutive roodborstje n)
- A vernacular name for an animal species with a charactistic red (spot on) the chest, notably:
- (commonly in the diminutive roodborstje) The robin, Erithacus rubecula
- Synonym: roodbaard
- (less common, but also usually in the diminutive) Synonym of gekraagd roodstaartje (“Phoenicurus phoenicurus”)
- (commonly in the diminutive roodborstje) The robin, Erithacus rubecula
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- Jersey Dutch: rôbôśe
- → Caribbean Hindustani: redi borsu
Further reading edit
- roodborst on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl