roerdomp

== Dutch == === Etymology === Probably borrowed from Middle Low German rōrdump, from Old Saxon rōridumbil, from Proto-West Germanic [Term?]; cognates include Old English rāradumbla, Old High German rōratumbil. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈrur.dɔmp/ Hyphenation: roer‧domp === Noun === roerdomp m (plural roerdompen, diminutive roerdompje n) great bittern, Eurasian bittern (Botaurus stellaris) Synonym: butoor (less specifically) bittern (bird of the genus Botaurus) === Further reading === roerdomp on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl Botaurus on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl