spȧrr

See also: sparr, Sparr, spärr, and spàrr

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse spǫrr, accusative spǫr, with -rr from plural *spǫrra < spǫrva, from Proto-Germanic *sparwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sperg- (“sparrow”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [spárː], [spǽrː]
    Rhymes: -árː, -ǽrː

Noun

spȧ´rr m (definite singular spȧ´rrn, definite plural spǡrră)

  1. Passeri (songbirds or oscines.)[1]

Derived terms
  • darrsparr
  • fórs-sparr
  • sisusparr (“ortolan Emberiza hortulana”)
  • snjösparr
  • sparrhauk
  • spȧrrspäning (“sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus”)
  • tjyfspȧrr
  • tóppsparr

References
  1. Stenberg, Pehr, Widmark, Gusten “sparr m spȧ´rr”, in Ordbok över Umemålet [Dictionary of the Umeå speech], →ISBN, page 122
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