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- Title
A Possible Etymology for Aberdevine ‘Siskin’.
- Authors
Coates, Richard
- Abstract
The article explores the etymology of the words "aberdevine," referring to a siskin, or songbird. The author examines entries on the words in the "Oxford English Dictionary (OED)" as well as in texts about birds by W. B. Lockwood and Alfred Newton. The author discusses the taxonomic classification of the siskin as "Carduelis spinus" examines the Greek and Latin meanings of the term "spinus." The author suggests that the word "aberdevine" comes from the Welsh terms "aderyn" and "dreiniog" and discusses the use of the word by naturalists Eleazar Albin and Thomas Pennant.
- Subjects
ENGLISH etymology; BIRD nomenclature; WELSH language; ALBIN, Eleazar; PENNANT, Thomas; ANIMAL classification; LOCKWOOD, W. B.; NEWTON, Alfred; OXFORD English Dictionary
- Publication
Notes & Queries, 2011, Vol 58, Issue 3, p403
- ISSN
0029-3970
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/notesj/gjr106