frater.
a twite (Linaria flavirostris, syn. Carduelis flavirostris)
Meaning & usage
a twite (Linaria flavirostris, syn. Carduelis flavirostris)
Where this word comes from
From older fryter, frijter. Likely onomatopoeic. A connection to Latin frāter (“brother”) has also been suggested (religious implications; compare to another bird name, paapje), as well as to Latin fritinniō (“to chirp”) and Middle Dutch writen (“to turn, twist”).
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