English Explanatory Dictionary

aberdevine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The Eurasian siskin or spruce siskin, Spinus spinus, a small green and yellow finch related to the goldfinch.

Pronunciation

/ˈæb.ə.dəˌvaɪn/ /ˈæb.ɚ.dəˌvaɪn/

Word forms

aberdevine aberdevines aberdavine aberduvine abadavine

Etymology

Attested since the mid 1700s, of obscure origin. Richard Coates suggests that it may derive from Welsh aderyn and draenog with substantial phonological modifications. (The alternative form aber-de-vine shows re-interpretation as a French compound with de.)

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