waterhoen
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Dutch waterhoen, from Old Dutch *watarhōn, from Proto-West Germanic *watarhōn, equivalent to water + hoen. Cognate with German Wasserhuhn (“coot”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editwaterhoen n (plural waterhoenen or waterhoenders, diminutive waterhoentje n)
- A moorhen; a bird of the genus Gallinula
- (particularly) The common moorhen, Gallinula chloropus
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- waterhoen on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
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