greenfinch en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɡɹiːn.fɪnt͡ʃ/ (Australia, UK)
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- /ˈɡɹin.fɪnt͡ʃ/ (Canada, US)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *gróh₁nis Proto-Germanic *grōniz Proto-West Germanic *grōnī Old English grēne Middle English grene English green 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 English greenfinch Compound of green + finch. Cognate with Alemannic German Grüefink, Dutch groenvink, German Grünfink, Icelandic grænfinka, North Frisian greenfink, Norwegian Bokmål grønnfink, Norwegian Nynorsk grønfink, Swedish grönfink, and West Frisian grienfink.
Meanings
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Any bird within the genus Chloris (formerly a subset of the genus Carduelis), small passerine songbirds with yellow-green plumage, found throughout Eurasia.
The Vietnamese Greenfinch is the only greenfinch found in the Da Lat area, and as such is unmistakeable.
2016 July 14, Peter Davidson, Birds of Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 135:
- Any bird within the genus Chloris (formerly a subset of the genus Carduelis), small passerine songbirds with yellow-green plumage, found throughout Eurasia. ▸ European greenfinch, a common Old World finch (Chloris chloris, syn. Carduelis chloris,Fringilla Chloris),mainly green with yellow in the wings and tail.
- (Northern-Ireland, historical, informal) A female member of the Ulster Defence Regiment.
- (Northern-Ireland, UK, broadly, historical, informal, slang) A female member of the Ulster Defence Regiment. ▸ A female member of the Royal Irish Regiment.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| greenfinches | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Hypernyms
songbird · bird · passerine · finch
Hyponyms
black-headed greenfinch · yellow-breasted greenfinch · Trias greenfinch · Oriental greenfinch · slender-billed greenfinch · Vietnamese greenfinch · European greenfinch · grey-capped greenfinch · Bonin greenfinch
Synonyms
Translations (45)
cy llinos werdd (genus Chloris) · gd glaisean-daraich (genus Chloris) · it verdello (genus Chloris) · rm verdaun (genus Chloris) · nrf verdgé (genus Chloris) · nrf vèrmingnon (genus Chloris) · gd corcan glas (genus Chloris) · ota فلوریه (genus Chloris) · ca verdum (genus Chloris) · nl groenling (genus Chloris) · br meleneg (genus Chloris) · tr yelve (genus Chloris) · mk зеленушка (genus Chloris) · sv grönfink (genus Chloris) · fi viherpeippo (genus Chloris) · da grønirisk (genus Chloris) · pt verdilhão (genus Chloris) · fr verdier (genus Chloris) · nb grønnfink (genus Chloris) · cs zvonek (genus Chloris) · de Grünfink (genus Chloris) · it verdone comune (genus Chloris) · ro florinte (genus Chloris) · gl ferreirolo (genus Chloris) · sq vardua (genus Chloris) · az yaşılca (genus Chloris) · is grænfinka (genus Chloris) · ga glasán darach (genus Chloris) · cy gwyrddbinc (genus Chloris) · grc χλωρίς (genus Chloris) · el φλώρος (genus Chloris) · de Grünling (genus Chloris) · hu zöldike (genus Chloris) · it verdone (genus Chloris) · gl verderolo (genus Chloris) · bg зеленика (genus Chloris) · sh zelentarka (genus Chloris) · lt žaliukė (genus Chloris) · ast pardu blancu (genus Chloris) · ast verderón (genus Chloris) · es verderón (genus Chloris) · lv zaļžubīte (genus Chloris) · tr florya (genus Chloris) · pl dzwoniec (genus Chloris) · ru зелену́шка (genus Chloris)