visdief

Dutch

Alternative forms

• (obsolete) vischdief

Etymology

Compound of vis (“fish”) +‎ dief (“thief”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɪs.dif/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: vis‧dief

Noun

visdief m (plural visdieven, diminutive visdiefje n)

1. common tern (Sterna hirundo)

   Synonyms: zeezwaluw, ikstern

Derived terms

• noordse dief

Further reading

• visdief on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl