Dictionary

goshawk en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈɡɒshɔːk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈɡɑshɑk/ (Canada)
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Etymology

Inherited from Middle English goshauk, from Old English gōshafoc (“goose hawk”), from gōs (“goose”) and hafoc (“hawk”). Compare also Old Norse gáshaukr and Late Middle English gosling. The bird gets its name from the fact that the birds of the species are hawks that were alleged to prey on geese.

Meanings

1. Any of several birds of prey, principally in the genus Accipiter.
   • But you heed me no more than a goss-hawk minds a yellow yoldring. 1820, [Walter Scott], chapter II, in The Abbot. […], volume II, Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne & Co.] for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, […]; and for Archibald Constable and Company, and John Ballantyne, […], →OCLC, page 43:

Forms

Deriveds

eastern chanting goshawk · Gabar goshawk · black goshawk · dark chanting goshawk · chanting goshawk · Sulawesi goshawk · Meyer's goshawk · grey goshawk · Chinese goshawk · grey-bellied goshawk · northern goshawk · pale chanting goshawk · spot-tailed goshawk · brown goshawk · chestnut-shouldered goshawk · Fiji goshawk · red goshawk · Frances' goshawk · grey-headed goshawk · New Britain goshawk · African goshawk · white-bellied goshawk · Henst's goshawk · red-chested goshawk · Doria's goshawk · crested goshawk · Moluccan goshawk · white goshawk · pied goshawk · black-mantled goshawk

Translations (75)

cs jestřáb (bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter) · br gwazsparfell (bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter) · fi kanahaukka (bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter) · sh jastreb kokošar (bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter) · it astore (bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter) · fur cagnŕs (bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter) · ast ferre (bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter) · is gáshaukur (bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter) · sl kragulj (bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter) · ja オオタカ (bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter) · fy hauk (bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter) · rom hulyo (bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter) · sk jastrab lesný (bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter) · ro uliu (bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter) · uk я́струб вели́кий (bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter) · lv vistu vanags (bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter) · id elang-alap (bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter) · rm sprer (bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter) · sv duvhök (bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter) · tr çakır (bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter) · et kanakull (bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter) · fo høsnaheykur (bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter) · da duehøg (bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter) · gd gos-sheabhag (bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter) · sq gjeraqinë (bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter) · pl jastrząb (bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter) · rom hulyaika (bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter) · ar بَاز (bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter) · bg я́стреб кокошкар (bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter) · gv shawk ny sperriu (bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter) · sc istore lepperajolu (bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter) · oc astor (bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter) · rm sprer da giaglinas (bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter) · ru тетеревя́тник (bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter) · fr autour (bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter) · mk јастреб кокошкар (bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter) · lld sparvel gran (bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter) · rm sprer gond (bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter) · eo akcipitro (bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter) · sq sokol (bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter) · no hønsehauk (bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter) · mt sparvier tal-ħamiem (bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter) · az tetraçalan (bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter) · la Accipiter gentilis (bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter) · de Habicht (bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter) · nv giníłbáhí (bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter) · kum къарчыгъа (bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter) · roa-opt açor (bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter) · cy gwalch marth (bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter) · ru я́стреб-тетеревя́тник (bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter) · gd glas-sheabhag (bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter) · lt vištvanagis (bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter) · ar بَازِيّ (bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter) · sq petrit (bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter) · gd seabhag-mhór (bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter) · ga spioróg mhór (bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter) · be цецяру́к (bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter) · vo gokahauk (bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter) · el διπλοσάινο (bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter) · ca astor (bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter) · hsb jatřob (bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter) · gl azor (bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter) · sh jастреб кокошар (bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter) · es azor (bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter) · hu héja (bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter) · ast taforru (bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter) · cmn 蒼鷹 /苍鹰 (bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter) · ce куьйра (bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter) · ru большо́й я́стреб (bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter) · smi goahppilfálli (bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter) · nl havik (bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter) · pt açor (bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter) · uk тетерев’я́тник (bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter) · gd seabhag-riabhach (bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter) · sc stori columbinu (bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter)