winterkoning
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch winterconinc. Equivalent to winter (“winter”) + koning (“king”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
winterkoning m (plural winterkoningen, diminutive winterkoninkje n)
- (chiefly diminutive) Eurasian wren, Troglodytes troglodytes
- wren, any bird of the Troglodytidae
Further reading edit
- winterkoning on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl