finch en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ping- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *(s)píngis Proto-Germanic *finkiz Proto-Indo-European *(s)ping- Proto-Germanic *finkô Old English finċ Middle English fynch English finch From Middle English fynch, from Old English finċ, from Proto-West Germanic *finki, from Proto-Germanic *finkiz (compare Dutch vink, German Fink), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pingos (“chaffinch”). Compare Welsh pinc (“finch”), Ancient Greek σπίγγος (spíngos, “chaffinch”), Russian пе́нка (pénka, “wren”), Sanskrit फिङ्गक (phiṅgaka, “drongo, shrike”).
Meanings
- Any Eurasian goldfinch (of species Carduelis carduelis, syn. Fringilla carduelis).
- Any bird of the family Fringillidae, seed-eating passerine birds, native chiefly to the Northern Hemisphere and usually having a conical beak.
- Any bird of other families of similar appearance to members of family Fringillidae.
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(UK, dated, slang) A woman.
"Well, she could have put it across me for that matter if Dodger, who'd seen her up there, didn't happen to call round to do with the business," admitted George simply. "All these finches seem to get themselves up in the same way nowadays, till I can't tell one sort of tart from another. But I suppose there's something you go by."
1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| finches | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Gouldian finch · cuckoo-finch · fallowfinch · greenfinch · gold-naped finch · brushfinch · hawfinch · European finch · cherry finch · melba finch · Darwin's finch · Gould's finch · stormfinch · chestnut-breasted mountain finch · citril finch · Galapagos finch · mountain finch · fire finch · warbler-finch · star finch · purple finch · firefinch · Cassin's finch · sharp-beaked ground finch · finchlike · desert finch · finchbill · Lady Gouldian finch · chaffinch · canary finch · redfinch · spice finch · yellow-rumped finch · finchery · goldfinch · cold-finch · double-barred finch · thistlefinch · bramble finch · masked finch · golden-naped finch · Cocos finch · society finch · brambling finch · rosy finch · crimson-winged finch · Przewalski's finch · Baltimore finch · ground finch · vampire ground finch · cowfinch · chestnut-eared finch · rosefinch · widow finch · Bengalese finch · spectacled finch · rockfinch · zebra finch · fallow finch · Abert's finch · koa finch · scarlet finch · oriole finch · Corsican finch · pinefinch · plum-headed finch · trumpeter finch · house finch · blue finch · parrotfinch · Gough finch · crimson-browed finch · rainbow finch · snowfinch · weaver finch · estrilid finch · cut-throat finch · crimson finch · copper finch · Cassin finch · bullfinch · red-browed finch · owl finch · painted finch
Relateds
euphonia · serin · brambling · amadavat · crossbill · redpoll · siskin · avadavat · aberdevine · canary
Synonyms
Translations (84)
hy ամուրիկ (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · cs pěnkava (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · lt kikilis (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · sh зеба (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · ro cinteză (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · it cardellino (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · gl sentasín (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · it fringuello (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · be берасця́нка (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · nds Fink (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · enm fynch (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · grc σπίνος (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · gl tinco (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · ar شُرْشُور (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · ro fringilidă (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · gl riorí (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · sv fink (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · el σπίζα (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · ro fringilid (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · fi peippo (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · fa ونج (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · sl ščinkavec (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · gl gamacho (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · ga glasán (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · nn fink (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · lv Žubīte (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · gl peu (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · uk зя́блик (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · gl trigau (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · ru зя́блик (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · sq fink (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · sq cinkë (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · de Fink (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · fo ígða (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · ca pinsà (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · sq trishtil (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · oc quinçard (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · ang finċ (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · ota اسپنوز (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · nb fink (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · cy pila (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · sh zeba (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · oc pinçard (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · nb finke (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · el σπίνος (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · pl zięba (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · oc pinçan (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · he פרוש (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · sk pinka (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · gag ispinoz (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · is finka (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · da finke (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · cmn 雀 (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · ckb سەیرە (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · gv corkan (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · tr ispinoz (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · it canarino (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · gl pisco (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · et vint (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · be зя́блік (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · es pinzón (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · la fringilla (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · hu pinty (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · fr pinson (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · fa سهره (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · gl pimpín (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · ca frifrit (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · mk си́пка (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · vo frin (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · vec finco (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · fa فنچ (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · pt fringilídeo (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · cy llinos (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · nl vink (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · hu pintyőke (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · cmn 燕雀 (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · gl chinchón (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · tiw wutirri (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · bg чи́нка (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · cy pinc (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · ar بِرْقِش (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · pl ziarnojad (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · grc σπίζα (any bird of the family Fringillidae) · eo fringo (any bird of the family Fringillidae)