gærdesmutte

Danish

Gærdesmutte

Etymology

From gærde (fence) + smutte (to nip, pop).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡɛːərsmutə/, [ˈɡ̊ɛːɐˌsmud̥ə]

Noun

gærdesmutte c (singular definite gærdesmutten, plural indefinite gærdesmutter)

  1. wren (members of the bird family Troglodytidae), especially the Eurasian wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)

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