yellowhammer en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈjɛl.oʊˌhæm.ɚ/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈjɛl.əʊˌhæm.ə(ɹ)/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
An alteration (influenced by hammer) of the earlier yelambre, yelamber, from Middle English *yelwambre, from yelwe (“yellow”) + *ambre (“yellowhammer”), from Old English amore, related to Old High German amaro (“yellowhammer”) (see modern German Ammer).
Meanings
- A passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella, of western Eurasia, which is mainly yellow in colour.
- (US) The northern flicker, Colaptes auratus, a woodpecker with yellow underwings and undertail and often other yellowish underparts; one of its ways of feeding is to hammer on trees to find insects (adults and larvae) to eat.
- A native or resident of the American state of Alabama.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| yellow-ammer | alternative | lexicographic | |
| yellow-hammer | alternative | lexicographic | |
| yellowhammers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
a little bit of bread and no cheese
Synonyms
yeldrin · yite · yowley · ammer · yeorling · yellow bunting · goldhammer · yelamber
Translations (59)
ro presură galbenă (a passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella) · fr bruant jaune (a passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella) · gl escribenta (a passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella) · gsw Geelamere (a passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella) · bg жълтурка (a passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella) · be аўсянка звычайна (a passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella) · mk жолтогрлата стрнарка (a passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella) · ast pardomostu (a passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella) · nl gouden grondspecht (a native or resident of the American state of Alabama) · hu citromsármány (a passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella) · gd buidheag-bhealaidh (a passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella) · lt geltonoji starta (a passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella) · ru штат золотистого дятла (a native or resident of the American state of Alabama) · et talvike (a passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella) · se fiskescihci (a passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella) · bg овесарка (a passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella) · eo flava emberizo (a passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella) · gl escribán (a passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella) · smn fiskiscissááš (a passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella) · sh strnadica žutovoljka (a passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella) · sv gulsparv (a passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella) · sk strnádka žltá (a passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella) · rue жовтурка (a passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella) · nl geelgors (a passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella) · el χρυσοτσίχλονο (a passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella) · sl rumeni strnad (a passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella) · mt durrajsa safra (a passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella) · ja 黄青鵐 (a passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella) · sk strnádka obyčajná (a passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella) · ru овся́нка обыкновенная (a passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella) · mi hurukōwhai (a passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella) · gl pimpís (a passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella) · gsw Goldamere (a passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella) · gl escribenta amarela (a passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella) · nn gulsporv (a passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella) · csb zwëczajny żółtobrzuszk (a passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella) · it zigolo giallo (a passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella) · uk вівсянка звичайна (a passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella) · ko 노랑멧새 (a passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella) · pt escrevedeira-amarela (a passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella) · cs strnad obecný (a passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella) · pl trznadel (a passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella) · da gulspurv (a passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella) · ast mederizu (a passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella) · lv dzeltenā stērste (a passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella) · pt verdelha (a passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella) · fo gulspurvur (a passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella) · ca verderola (a passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella) · ca hortolà groc (a passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella) · cy bras melyn (a passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella) · nb gulspurv (a passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella) · de Goldammer (a passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella) · tr sarı kiraz kuşu (a passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella) · es escribano cerillo (a passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella) · fi keltasirkku (a passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella) · be стрынатка (a passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella) · izh keltacirkkulain (a passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella) · smj visskátsihtse (a passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella) · sh стрнадица жутовољка (a passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella)