goldfinch
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: compound
Etymology: From Middle English goldfinch, goldfynch, goldefynch, from Old English goldfinċ, equivalent to gold + finch. Compare West Frisian goudfink (“goldfinch”), Dutch goudvink (“bullfinch”), German Goldfink (“goldfinch”), Danish guldfink (“goldfinch”), Icelandic gullfinka (“goldfinch”).
Compound parts: gold
finch
Inflected forms:
form: goldfinches
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: Any of several small passerine birds of the finch family
pos: noun
gloss: Any of several small passerine birds of the finch family
pos: noun
gloss: Any of several small passerine birds of the finch family
pos: noun
gloss: Any of several small passerine birds of the finch family
pos: noun
gloss: A sovereign (the coin).
pos: noun
tags: UK
obsolete
slang
Related words: lettuce-bird
thistlewarp
Derived words: pale goldfinch
willow goldfinch
Translations:
lang: Arabic
word: حَسُّون
roman: ḥassūn
lang: Armenian
word: կարմրակատար
roman: karmrakatar
lang: Azerbaijani
word: payızbülbülü
lang: Belarusian
word: шчыго́л
roman: ščyhól
lang: Bulgarian
word: кадънка
roman: kadǎnka
lang: Bulgarian
word: щиглец
roman: štiglec
lang: Bulgarian
word: калдарина
roman: kaldarina
lang: Catalan
word: cadernera
lang: Cherokee
word: ᏩᏓᎬ
roman: wadagv
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 金翅雀
roman: jīnchìquè
lang: Czech
word: stehlík
lang: Old Czech
word: stehlec
lang: Danish
word: stillids
lang: Danish
word: stillits
lang: Estonian
word: ohakalind
lang: Finnish
word: tikli
lang: Finnish
word: amerikantikli
lang: French
word: chardonneret
lang: Galician
word: xílgaro
lang: German
word: Stieglitz
lang: Greek
word: ακανθίς
roman: akanthís
lang: Greek
word: ακανθυλίς
roman: akanthylís
lang: Greek
word: καρδερίνα
roman: karderína
lang: Greek
word: γαρδέλι
roman: gardéli
lang: Ancient Greek
word: ἀκανθίς
roman: akanthís
lang: Hungarian
word: tengelic
lang: Irish
word: coinnleoir Muire
lang: Italian
word: cardellino
lang: Japanese
word: ゴシキヒワ
roman: goshikihiwa
lang: Kumyk
word: сарипай
roman: saripay
lang: Kumyk
word: сарипай жымчыкъ
roman: saripay jımçıq
lang: Kumyk
word: ала торгъай
roman: ala torğay
lang: Latgalian
word: dadziļs
lang: Latin
word: carduelis
lang: Latvian
word: dadzītis
lang: Lithuanian
word: dagilis
lang: Navajo
word: tsídiiłtsooí bitʼaʼ łizhinígíí
lang: Norman
word: cardrinnette
lang: Norman
word: mîngnonne dé cardrinnette
lang: Pennsylvania German
word: Dischdelfink
lang: Polish
word: szczygieł
lang: Old Polish
word: szczygieł
lang: Portuguese
word: pintassilgo
lang: Romanian
word: sticlete
lang: Russian
word: щего́л
roman: ščegól
lang: Scots
word: gowdspink
lang: Scots
word: gowdie
lang: Scots
word: goldie
lang: Scots
word: gooldie
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: deargan-fraoich
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: lasair-choille
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: buidheag
lang: Slovak
word: stehlík
lang: Old Slovak
word: stehlík
lang: Spanish
word: jilguero
lang: Spanish
word: cardelino
lang: Swedish
word: steglits
lang: Tagalog
word: kardelina
lang: Turkish
word: saka kuşu
lang: Turkish
word: saka
lang: Turkish
word: ökse kuşu
lang: Ottoman Turkish
word: سقا قوشی
roman: saka kuşu
lang: Ukrainian
word: щи́глик
roman: ščýhlyk
lang: Ukrainian
word: щиго́ль
roman: ščyhólʹ
lang: Venetan
word: gardełìn
lang: Welsh
word: nico