héron
common nounproper noun
Syllable Decomposition
héronfrom Old French hairon, from Old Low Franconian *heigiro (attested in the 10th century) (cf. Middle Dutch heiger, Old High German heigaro, Danish hejre), variant of *hreigero (cf. Dutch reiger, German Reiher), Middle French hayroun, Old English hragra.
Definition
Plural
hérons
Hyperonyms
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Translations
german:Reiher
english:heron'/%3e%3cuse%20xlink:href='%23cn-a'%20width='30'%20height='20'%20transform='matrix(-12.33562%20-20.5871%2020.58684%20-12.33577%20240.3%2048)'/%3e%3cuse%20xlink:href='%23cn-a'%20width='30'%20height='20'%20transform='matrix(-3.38573%20-23.75998%2023.75968%20-3.38578%20288%2095.8)'/%3e%3cuse%20xlink:href='%23cn-a'%20width='30'%20height='20'%20transform='matrix(6.5991%20-23.0749%2023.0746%206.59919%20288%20168)'/%3e%3cuse%20xlink:href='%23cn-a'%20width='30'%20height='20'%20transform='matrix(14.9991%20-18.73557%2018.73533%2014.99929%20240%20216)'/%3e%3c/svg%3e)
chinese:鹭属
danish:hejre
spanish:garza
greek:ερωδιός
italian:airone'%20transform='translate(88%20-32)'%3e%3cpath%20fill='%23fff'%20d='M-128%2032h720v480h-720z'/%3e%3ccircle%20cx='523.1'%20cy='344.1'%20r='194.9'%20fill='%23bc002d'%20transform='translate(-168.4%208.6)scale(.76554)'/%3e%3c/g%3e%3c/svg%3e)
japanese:鷺
dutch:reiger
portuguese:garça
swedish:häger
See also
héronner (v.) héronnier (adj.) Héron (pn.)