grasmus

Dutch

Sylvia communis

Etymology

Compound of gras (“grass”) +‎ mus (“sparrow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣrɑs.mʏs/

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• Hyphenation: gras‧mus

Noun

grasmus f (plural grasmussen, diminutive grasmusje n)

1. common whitethroat (Sylvia communis)

   Synonym: koewachtertje

Derived terms

• Provençaalse grasmus
• sperwergrasmus

 

Further reading

• grasmus on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl