wren en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ɹɛn/
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Etymology
From Middle English wrenne, wranne, from Old English wrenna, wrænna, werna, wærna, wrenne (“wren”), from Proto-West Germanic *wrandijō, from Proto-Germanic *wrandijô (“wren”). Cognate with Old Saxon wrendilo (“wren”), Old High German rento, rentilo (“wren”), Danish rindel (“wren”), Icelandic rindill (“wren”).
Meanings
- Troglodytes troglodytes (Eurasian wren, type species and sole Old World species of the family Troglodytidae).
- Any member of a mainly New World passerine bird family Troglodytidae; a true wren.
- Any small bird of similar appearance to a true wren, such as a fairywren or scrubwren.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| wran | alternative, dialectal | lexicographic | |
| wrens | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
reed wren · Daito wren · winter wren · black-bellied wren · canyon wren · house wren · fairy-wren · wrenboy · sooty-headed wren · short-billed marsh wren · streaked wren-babbler · Zapata wren · Bewick's wren · Lambert's wren · jenny wren · long-billed marsh wren · fairy wren · gold-crested wren · Wren Day · fairywren · wren-tit · wren-babbler · Stephens Island wren · cactus wren · heath-wren · golden-crested wren · emu-wren · nightingale-wren · sedge wren · Carolina wren · wren-warbler · fasciated wren · blue wren · marsh wren · tule wren · scrubwren · rock wren · Lyall's wren · wrenthrush · New Zealand wren · striped wren-babbler · wren-spinetail · willow wren
Translations (77)
sh carić (bird of family Troglodytidae) · cmn 鴱 /𱉪 (bird of family Troglodytidae) · el τρυποφράχτης (bird of family Troglodytidae) · sga dreän (bird of family Troglodytidae) · no gjerdesmett (bird of family Troglodytidae) · es chochín (bird of family Troglodytidae) · bg орехче (bird of family Troglodytidae) · fr roitelet huppé (bird of family Troglodytidae) · lb Zwirkinnek (bird of family Troglodytidae) · gd dreathan donn (bird of family Troglodytidae) · sq cinxami (bird of family Troglodytidae) · gl carrizo (bird of family Troglodytidae) · ro ochiul-boului (bird of family Troglodytidae) · la rēgulus (bird of family Troglodytidae) · it scricciolo (bird of family Troglodytidae) · pt uirapuru (bird of family Troglodytidae) · ro pitulice (bird of family Troglodytidae) · et käblik (bird of family Troglodytidae) · ka ჭინჭრაქა (bird of family Troglodytidae) · ast cenrica (bird of family Troglodytidae) · lij rætìn (bird of family Troglodytidae) · ar وَصْع (bird of family Troglodytidae) · el τρωγλοδύτης (bird of family Troglodytidae) · sk striežik (bird of family Troglodytidae) · cmn 鷦鷯 /鹪鹩 (bird of family Troglodytidae) · lv paceplītis (bird of family Troglodytidae) · chr ᏥᏥ (bird of family Troglodytidae) · sva გუ̂ანც (bird of family Troglodytidae) · cy dryw (bird of family Troglodytidae) · tr çalıkuşu (bird of family Troglodytidae) · ja ミソサザイ (bird of family Troglodytidae) · sq çerr (bird of family Troglodytidae) · nv jádídlǫ́ʼii (bird of family Troglodytidae) · br dreolan (bird of family Troglodytidae) · kw gwrannen (bird of family Troglodytidae) · ka ღობემძვრალა (bird of family Troglodytidae) · fo mortítlingur (bird of family Troglodytidae) · fo músabróðir (bird of family Troglodytidae) · sq ferrak (bird of family Troglodytidae) · se bealgeloddi (bird of family Troglodytidae) · ca cargolet (bird of family Troglodytidae) · sh strež (bird of family Troglodytidae) · unm hinutët (bird of family Troglodytidae) · fi peukaloinen (bird of family Troglodytidae) · ast abangavigues (bird of family Troglodytidae) · de Zaunkönig (bird of family Troglodytidae) · ar صَعْو (bird of family Troglodytidae) · sl stržek (bird of family Troglodytidae) · eu txepetx (bird of family Troglodytidae) · cmn 䲾 (bird of family Troglodytidae) · eo troglodito (bird of family Troglodytidae) · nl winterkoninkje (bird of family Troglodytidae) · ru крапи́вник (bird of family Troglodytidae) · lmo caruspi (bird of family Troglodytidae) · bg мушитрънче (bird of family Troglodytidae) · eo birdreĝo (bird of family Troglodytidae) · cs střízlík (bird of family Troglodytidae) · ang wrenna (bird of family Troglodytidae) · es cucarachero (bird of family Troglodytidae) · uk воло́ве о́чко (bird of family Troglodytidae) · fr troglodyte (bird of family Troglodytidae) · da gærdesmutte (bird of family Troglodytidae) · grc κόρθιλος (bird of family Troglodytidae) · ga dreoilín (bird of family Troglodytidae) · nrf raîté (bird of family Troglodytidae) · fr roitelet (bird of family Troglodytidae) · sei acáam ccaa (bird of family Troglodytidae) · pl strzyżyk (bird of family Troglodytidae) · es ratona (bird of family Troglodytidae) · is músarindill (bird of family Troglodytidae) · uk кропи́в'янка (bird of family Troglodytidae) · sv gärdsmyg (bird of family Troglodytidae) · vo troglodüt (bird of family Troglodytidae) · csm šawánṭi·ṭi- (bird of family Troglodytidae) · hu ökörszem (bird of family Troglodytidae) · pt carriça (bird of family Troglodytidae) · cmn 䳦 (bird of family Troglodytidae)