sperwer
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch sperware, from Old Dutch *sparwaro. Cognate with German Sperber. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sperwer m (plural sperwers, diminutive sperwertje n)
- sparrow hawk, Accipiter nisus
- various other birds of prey of the genus Accipiter