de hûn
Dog
Usage
Basic word for naming or asking about a dog
Grammar Note
Common-gender noun (article "de"). The plural is "hûnen". Corresponds to Dutch "hond".
de kat
Cat
Usage
Basic word for naming or asking about a cat
Grammar Note
Common-gender noun (article "de"). The plural is "katten". Corresponds to Dutch "kat".
de fûgel
Bird
Usage
Basic word for naming or asking about a bird
Grammar Note
Common-gender noun (article "de"). The plural is "fûgels". Corresponds to Dutch "vogel".
de fisk
Fish
Usage
Basic word for naming or asking about a fish
Grammar Note
Common-gender noun (article "de"). The plural is "fisken". Corresponds to Dutch "vis".
it hynder
Horse
Usage
Basic word for naming or asking about a horse
Grammar Note
Neuter noun (article "it"). The plural is "hynders". Corresponds to Dutch "paard". The Friesian horse is the "Frysk hynder"
de ko
Cow
Usage
Basic word for naming or asking about a cow
Grammar Note
Common-gender noun (article "de"). The plural is "kij". Corresponds to Dutch "koe". The plural "kij" looks very different from the singular
de baarch
Pig
Usage
Basic word for naming or asking about a pig
Grammar Note
Common-gender noun (article "de"). The plural is "bargen". Corresponds to Dutch "varken".
de hin
Chicken
Usage
Basic word for naming or asking about a chicken. As food it is "hinnefleis" (chicken meat)
Grammar Note
Common-gender noun (article "de"). The plural is "hinnen". Corresponds to Dutch "kip".
de ein
Duck
Usage
Basic word for naming or asking about a duck
Grammar Note
Common-gender noun (article "de"). The plural is "einen". Corresponds to Dutch "eend". "ein" is also the word for "end"; context tells the two apart
de geit
Goat
Usage
Basic word for naming or asking about a goat
Grammar Note
Common-gender noun (article "de"). The plural is "geiten". Corresponds to Dutch "geit".
it skiep
Sheep
Usage
Basic word for naming or asking about a sheep
Grammar Note
Neuter noun (article "it"). Corresponds to Dutch "schaap". The plural is also "skiep"
de ezel
Donkey
Usage
Basic word for naming or asking about a donkey
Grammar Note
Common-gender noun (article "de"). The plural is "ezels". Corresponds to Dutch "ezel".
de foks
Fox
Usage
Basic word for naming or asking about a fox
Grammar Note
Common-gender noun (article "de"). The plural is "foksen". Corresponds to Dutch "vos".
de stikelbaarch
Hedgehog
Usage
Basic word for naming or asking about a hedgehog
Grammar Note
Common-gender noun (article "de"). The plural is "stikelbargen". Corresponds to Dutch "egel". A compound of "stikel" (thorn) and "baarch" (pig). The similar-looking "ychel" means a naughty child, not a hedgehog
de wylde baarch
Wild boar
Usage
Basic word for naming or asking about a wild boar
Grammar Note
Common-gender noun (article "de"). "wylde" is the inflected form of "wyld" (wild) and "baarch" means pig. The plural is "wylde bargen"
de earrebarre
Stork
Usage
Basic word for naming or asking about a stork
Grammar Note
Common-gender noun (article "de"). The plural is "earrebarren". Corresponds to Dutch "ooievaar".
de swan
Swan
Usage
Basic word for naming or asking about a swan
Grammar Note
Common-gender noun (article "de"). The plural is "swannen". Corresponds to Dutch "zwaan".
de reager
Heron
Usage
Basic word for naming or asking about a heron
Grammar Note
Common-gender noun (article "de"). The plural is "reagers". Corresponds to Dutch "reiger".
de miuw
Seagull
Usage
Basic word for naming or asking about a seagull
Grammar Note
Common-gender noun (article "de"). The plural is "miuwen". Corresponds to Dutch "meeuw".
de do
Pigeon
Usage
Basic word for naming or asking about a pigeon
Grammar Note
Common-gender noun (article "de"). The plural is "do's". Corresponds to Dutch "duif". "do" is also the informal pronoun "you"; with an article it is the bird
it iikhoarntsje
Squirrel
Usage
Basic word for naming or asking about a squirrel
Grammar Note
Neuter noun (article "it"). The plural is "iikhoarntsjes". Corresponds to Dutch "eekhoorn". Neuter, because it ends in the diminutive -tsje
de knyn
Rabbit
Usage
Basic word for naming or asking about a rabbit
Grammar Note
Common-gender noun (article "de"). The plural is "kninen". Corresponds to Dutch "konijn".
de mûs
Mouse
Usage
Basic word for naming or asking about a mouse
Grammar Note
Common-gender noun (article "de"). The plural is "mûzen". Corresponds to Dutch "muis".
de rôt
Rat
Usage
Basic word for naming or asking about a rat
Grammar Note
Common-gender noun (article "de"). The plural is "rotten". Corresponds to Dutch "rat". The animal is "rôt" with ô; do not confuse it with the adjective "rot" (rotten)
de flearmûs
Bat
Usage
Basic word for naming or asking about a bat
Grammar Note
Common-gender noun (article "de"). The plural is "flearmûzen". Corresponds to Dutch "vleermuis".
de slang
Snake
Usage
Basic word for naming or asking about a snake
Grammar Note
Common-gender noun (article "de"). The plural is "slangen". Corresponds to Dutch "slang".
de hagedis
Lizard
Usage
Basic word for naming or asking about a lizard
Grammar Note
Common-gender noun (article "de"). The plural is "hagedissen". Corresponds to Dutch "hagedis".
de froask
Frog
Usage
Basic word for naming or asking about a frog
Grammar Note
Common-gender noun (article "de"). The plural is "froasken". Corresponds to Dutch "kikker".
de stekmich
Mosquito
Usage
Basic word for naming or asking about a mosquito
Grammar Note
Common-gender noun (article "de"). The plural is "stekmiggen". Corresponds to Dutch "mug". A compound of "stek" (sting) and "mich" (fly). Plain "mich" usually means a fly
de mich
Fly
Usage
Basic word for naming or asking about a fly
Grammar Note
Common-gender noun (article "de"). The plural is "miggen". Corresponds to Dutch "vlieg". "mich" can also cover a mosquito or a small midge
de bij
Bee
Usage
Basic word for naming or asking about a bee
Grammar Note
Common-gender noun (article "de"). The plural is "bijen". Corresponds to Dutch "bij". Not the preposition "by" (at, near)
de wesp
Wasp
Usage
Basic word for naming or asking about a wasp
Grammar Note
Common-gender noun (article "de"). The plural is "wespen". Corresponds to Dutch "wesp".
de eameler
Ant
Usage
Basic word for naming or asking about an ant
Grammar Note
Common-gender noun (article "de"). The plural is "eamelers". Corresponds to Dutch "mier". "mychammel" is a synonym. "eameler" can also mean a whiner
de kakkerlak
Cockroach
Usage
Basic word for naming or asking about a cockroach
Grammar Note
Common-gender noun (article "de"). The plural is "kakkerlakken". Corresponds to Dutch "kakkerlak".
de spin
Spider
Usage
Basic word for naming or asking about a spider
Grammar Note
Common-gender noun (article "de"). The plural is "spinnen". Corresponds to Dutch "spin".
de tyk
Tick
Usage
Basic word for naming or asking about a tick
Grammar Note
Common-gender noun (article "de"). The plural is "tiken". Corresponds to Dutch "teek". "tyk" is also the word for teak wood
de kwal
Jellyfish
Usage
Basic word for naming or asking about a jellyfish
Grammar Note
Common-gender noun (article "de"). The plural is "kwallen". Corresponds to Dutch "kwal".
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