aberdevine

== English == === Alternative forms === aberdavine, aberduvine, abadavine === Etymology === Attested since the mid 1700s, of obscure origin. Richard Coates suggests that it may derive from Welsh aderyn and draenog with substantial phonological modifications. (The alternative form aber-de-vine shows re-interpretation as a French compound with de.) === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈæb.ə.dəˌvaɪn/, /ˈæb.ɚ.dəˌvaɪn/ === Noun === aberdevine (plural aberdevines) (obsolete outside dialects) The Eurasian siskin or spruce siskin, Spinus spinus, a small green and yellow finch related to the goldfinch. [mid-18th c.] For quotations using this term, see Citations:aberdevine. === References ===