English Explanatory Dictionary

greenfinch

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any bird within the genus Chloris (formerly a subset of the genus Carduelis), small passerine songbirds with yellow-green plumage, found throughout Europe and Asia.
  2. European greenfinch, a common Old World finch (Chloris chloris, syn. Carduelis chloris), mainly green with yellow in the wings and tail.
  3. A female member of the Ulster Defence Regiment.
  4. A female member of the Royal Irish Regiment.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡɹiːn.fɪnt͡ʃ/ /ˈɡɹin.fɪnt͡ʃ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Qwertygiy-greenfinch.wav

Word forms

greenfinch greenfinches

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *grōniz Proto-West Germanic *-ī Proto-West Germanic *grōnī Old English grēne Middle English grene English green Proto-Indo-European *(s)ping- Proto-Germanic *finkiz Proto-Indo-European *(s)ping- Proto-Germanic *finkô Old English finċ Middle English fynch English finch English greenfinch Compound of green + finch.

Synonyms

green bird

Translations

Albanian: vardua Asturian: verderón Asturian: pardu blancu Azerbaijani: yaşılca Breton: meleneg Bulgarian: зеленика Catalan: verdum Czech: zvonek Danish: grønirisk Dutch: groenling Finnish: viherpeippo French: verdier Galician: verderolo Galician: ferreirolo German: Grünfink German: Grünling Greek: φλώρος Ancient Greek: χλωρίς Hungarian: zöldike Icelandic: grænfinka Irish: glasán darach Italian: verdone comune Italian: verdone Italian: verdello Latvian: zaļžubīte Lithuanian: žaliukė Macedonian: зеленушка Norman: verdgé Norman: vèrmingnon Norwegian: grønnfink Ottoman Turkish: فلوریه Polish: dzwoniec Portuguese: verdilhão Romanian: florinte Romansh: verdaun Russian: зелену́шка Scottish Gaelic: corcan glas Scottish Gaelic: glaisean-daraich Serbo-Croatian: zelentarka Spanish: verderón Swedish: grönfink Turkish: florya Turkish: yelve Welsh: llinos werdd Welsh: gwyrddbinc
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