järpe

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish iärpe, from Old Norse jarpi, from Old Norse jarpr (“brown”), from Proto-Germanic *erpaz (“light brown”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌjɛɾˈpɛ/
  • Rhymes: -pɛ

Noun

järpe c

  1. a hazel grouse, Tetrastes bonasia

Declension

Declension of järpe
nominative genitive
singular indefinite järpe järpes
definite järpen järpens
plural indefinite järpar järpars
definite järparna järparnas

Descendants

  • → Danish: hjerpe, jærpe c (“hazel grouse”)

Further reading

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