English Explanatory Dictionary

goldfinch

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several small passerine birds of the finch family
  2. A European goldfinch, Eurasian goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
  3. An American goldfinch (Spinus tristis, syn. Carduelis tristis)
  4. Lawrence's goldfinch (Spinus lawrencei, syn. Carduelis lawrencei)
  5. A lesser goldfinch (Spinus psaltria, syn. Carduelis psaltria).
  6. A sovereign (the coin).
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡoʊldˌfɪnt͡ʃ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-goldfinch.wav

Word forms

goldfinch goldfinches

Etymology

From Middle English goldfinch, goldfynch, goldefynch, from Old English goldfinċ, equivalent to gold + finch. Compare West Frisian goudfink (“goldfinch”), Dutch goudvink (“bullfinch”), German Goldfink (“goldfinch”), Danish guldfink (“goldfinch”), Icelandic gullfinka (“goldfinch”).

Related words

lettuce-bird thistlewarp

Derived words

pale goldfinch willow goldfinch

Translations

Arabic: حَسُّون Armenian: կարմրակատար Azerbaijani: payızbülbülü Belarusian: шчыго́л Bulgarian: кадънка Bulgarian: щиглец Bulgarian: калдарина Catalan: cadernera Cherokee: ᏩᏓᎬ Chinese Mandarin: 金翅雀 Czech: stehlík Old Czech: stehlec Danish: stillids Danish: stillits Estonian: ohakalind Finnish: tikli Finnish: amerikantikli French: chardonneret Galician: xílgaro German: Stieglitz Greek: ακανθίς Greek: ακανθυλίς Greek: καρδερίνα Greek: γαρδέλι Ancient Greek: ἀκανθίς Hungarian: tengelic Irish: coinnleoir Muire Italian: cardellino Japanese: ゴシキヒワ Kumyk: сарипай Kumyk: сарипай жымчыкъ Kumyk: ала торгъай Latgalian: dadziļs Latin: carduelis Latvian: dadzītis Lithuanian: dagilis Navajo: tsídiiłtsooí bitʼaʼ łizhinígíí Norman: cardrinnette Norman: mîngnonne dé cardrinnette Pennsylvania German: Dischdelfink Polish: szczygieł Old Polish: szczygieł Portuguese: pintassilgo Romanian: sticlete Russian: щего́л Scots: gowdspink Scots: gowdie Scots: goldie Scots: gooldie Scottish Gaelic: deargan-fraoich Scottish Gaelic: lasair-choille Scottish Gaelic: buidheag Slovak: stehlík Old Slovak: stehlík Spanish: jilguero Spanish: cardelino
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