spiering

== Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch spierinc, from Old Dutch spierinc, from *spīr (“muscle, summit”) + -inc. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈspi.rɪŋ/ Rhymes: -irɪŋ === Noun === spiering m (plural spieringen, diminutive spierinkje n) European smelt (Osmerus eperlanus) ==== Derived terms ==== === References === van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “spiering”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute === Further reading === spiering on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl