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Rohrdommel
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German
de:
250px|thumb|right|Rohrdommel
Etymology
From de gmh rōrtumel, gmh rōrtrumel, from de goh *rōredumbil, the second element de imitative of its mating call, and the first element from de Rohr pipe, cane, reeds.Albert L. Lloyd, Rosemarie Lühr, Otto Springer, Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Althochdeutschen, vol. II, s.v. “*dûmilîn”.
The name underwent extensive folk-etymological reshaping; compare goh horotumil, with goh horo mud, slime, and ang rāradumbla, whose first element was associated with ang rārian to roar, cry out.
Pronunciation
de /ˈʁoːɐ̯ˌdɔməl/
de De-Rohrdommel.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Rohr dom mel
Noun
f
Eurasian bittern
Declension
f
Related terms
de Rohrammer, de Rohrsänger, de Rohrleitung
de Schilfsänger, de Schilfrohr, de Zuckerrohr
de Hörrohr, de Ofenrohr
de Schwarzdommel, de Zwergdommel
References
Further reading
de Herons