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Sperling
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sperling
English
Proper noun
en.
German
Etymology
de gmw-pro gem-pro ine-pro
From de gmh sperlinc, from de goh speriling sperili(n)g, derived from goh sparo.
Within High German, de Sperling was north-eastern versus southern and western de Spatz (western also de Müsche, cf. nl mus, which was not standardised and has now been replaced with de Spatz). de Sperling was reinforced by de gml sperlinc.
Pronunciation
de /ˈʃpɛʁlɪŋ/
de De-Sperling.OGG
de De-Sperling2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m
de especially northern and eastern sparrow
de Spatz
Declension
m
Derived terms
de Feldsperling
de Haussperling
de Weidensperling
Further reading
de True sparrows