hauke

See also: Hauke

Middle English

Alternative forms

(Early ME) hævek, hevek, hafvek, heavek
hauk, hawke, havek, hafek, havk

Etymology

From Old English hafoc, from Proto-Germanic *habukaz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /hau̯k/, /ˈhavək/, /hafk/

Noun

hauke (plural haukes or haveken)

hawk (A bird of the family Accipitridae)
falcon (A bird of the genus Falco)

Descendants

English: hawk
- Sranan Tongo: aka
Scots: hawk

References

“hauk (n.(1)))” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-11.

Volapük

Noun

hauke

dative singular of hauk

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