sädesärla

Swedish

Etymology

Since at least 1538, from säde (grain to sow) or sådd (sowing) + ärla or arla (early); refers to the bird's appearance in Sweden as a migratory bird arriving before the spring sowing.[1]

Noun

sädesärla c

  1. white wagtail (Motacilla alba)

Declension
Declension of sädesärla 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative sädesärla sädesärlan sädesärlor sädesärlorna
Genitive sädesärlas sädesärlans sädesärlors sädesärlornas

References
  1. Sveriges Ornitologiska förening
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