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sparv.

a sparrow; most commonly the house sparrow (gråsparv, Passer domesticus), but including various species of small birds in the families sparrows (sparvfinkar, Passeridae) and buntings (fältsparvar, Emberizidae), all in the order Passeriformes (tättingar)

5 characters1 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. a sparrow; most commonly the house sparrow (gråsparv, Passer domesticus), but including various species of small birds in the families sparrows (sparvfinkar, Passeridae) and buntings (fältsparvar, Emberizidae), all in the order Passeriformes (tättingar)

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Where this word comes from

From Old Swedish sparver, from Old Norse spǫrr, cognate with Danish spurv, English sparrow.

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