Noun: ijsvogel
Gender: Masculine
Hyphenation:
Sample Sentences
Nouns inflected like ijsvogel
vaatwasmachine,
hekkensluiter,
urinoir,
whiskey,
internetsite,
internetcafé,
bestemoer,
besteller,
renovatie,
stokstaartje,
benzinestation,
kruipklokje,
bodybuildster,
scharminkel,
vrijbuiter,
server,
serval,
sessie,
seider,
selfie, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
From Middle Dutch ijsvōgel. Equivalent to ijs (“ice”) + vogel (“bird”). There is some dispute about the origin of the name, some relate the first element to ijzer (“iron”) instead. Compare German Eisvogel, Icelandic ísfugl. See: German Nouns '
Eisvogel', Icelandic Nouns '
ísfugl'.
Verbs referencing "ijsvogel"
German Nouns
Eisvogel, Old English Nouns
isearn, Icelandic Nouns
ísfugl.
Translations