watersnip

Dutch

Gallinago gallinago in Nederlandsche vogelen, 1770-1829

Alternative forms

• watersnep (obsolete)

Etymology

Compound of water (“water”) +‎ snip (“snipe”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋaː.tərˌsnɪp/

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• Hyphenation: wa‧ter‧snip

Noun

watersnip f (plural watersnippen, diminutive watersnipje n)

1. the common snipe, Gallinago gallinago

   Synonym: hemelgeit

Further reading

• watersnip on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl