Sperber

German

Etymology

From Middle High German sperwære, Old High German sparwāri. Cognate with Dutch sperwer (“sparrow”), French épervier., Italian sparaviere.[1]

Noun

Sperber m (genitive Sperbers, plural Sperber)

  1. sparrow hawk (bird of prey)

Declension
Declension of Sperber
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Sperber die Sperber
genitive eines des Sperbers der Sperber
dative einem dem Sperber den Sperbern
accusative einen den Sperber die Sperber

References
  1. Sperber in Kluge's Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, 1891

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