aberdevine

名词 n.
中文释义
美 /ˈæb.ə.dəˌvaɪn/|/ˈæb.ɚ.dəˌvaɪn/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The Eurasian siskin or spruce siskin, Spinus spinus, a small green and yellow finch related to the goldfinch. dialectal,obsolete
    — For quotations using this term, see Citations:aberdevine.

词形变化

aberdevines plural aberdavine alternative aberduvine alternative abadavine alternative

词源

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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