rördrom
Swedish
noun
Definitions
- bittern, especially Eurasian bittern (Botaurus stellaris)
Etymology
Affix from Swedish rör (reed, tube, pipe) + Swedish drom (onomatopoetic of its sound).
Origin
Swedish
drom
Gloss
onomatopoetic of its sound
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- amerikansk Swedish
- amerikansk rördrom Swedish
- avgasrör Swedish
- bildrör Swedish
- drom Swedish
- dvärg Swedish
- dvärgrördrom Swedish
- katodstrålerör Swedish
- provrör Swedish
- rör Swedish
- rörhöna Swedish
- rörsångare Swedish
- rør Old Swedish