roerdomp

Dutch

Botaurus stellaris

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Middle Low German rōrdump, from Old Saxon rōridumbil, from Proto-West Germanic *rauʀ (“reed”) + *dumil (“bittern”), a root imitative of the bird's call; cognates include Old English rāradumbla, Old High German rōratumbil.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrur.dɔmp/

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• Hyphenation: roer‧domp

Noun

roerdomp m (plural roerdompen, diminutive roerdompje n)

1. great bittern, Eurasian bittern (Botaurus stellaris)

   Synonym: butoor

2. (less specifically) bittern (bird of the genus Botaurus)

Further reading

• roerdomp on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl
• Botaurus on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl