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lijster.

a thrush, one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae

7 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈlɛi̯s.tər/
  1. a thrush, one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch lijstre (“thrush”), from Old Dutch [Term?], from Proto-West Germanic *lī(h)strō, of uncertain origin. Possibly from Proto-Germanic *laikaną (“to move about”) or possibly related to Ancient Greek λιγύς (ligús, “shrill, piercing”). Etymologisch Woordenboek van het Nederlands suggests a borrowing from a substrate language because of the word's local range.

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