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minus-squarepseudo@jlai.lulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoIs it call a Blackbird in English or is it just a colour description ?
minus-squarefederal reverse@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 days agoThey are indeed called blackbirds.
minus-squareJubilantJaguar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoIt’s a good example of English being thunderously prosaic. In French they’re called merles. Even German sounds more romantic: Amsel.
minus-squarepseudo@jlai.lulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 hours agoThank you for helping me improve my German as I improve in English (^_^)
minus-squareDon Piano@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 day agoSchwarzdrossel if you want to cleave closer to english, “black thrush”.
minus-squarepseudo@jlai.lulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 hours agoThe two German names are for the same bird?
minus-squareJohandea@feddit.nulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 day agoKoltrast in Swedish, meaning Coal thrush
minus-squareDon Piano@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·18 hours agoInteresting, probably trast and drossel are distantly related words!
Is it call a Blackbird in English or is it just a colour description ?
They are indeed called blackbirds.
It’s a good example of English being thunderously prosaic. In French they’re called merles. Even German sounds more romantic: Amsel.
Thank you for helping me improve my German as I improve in English (^_^)
Schwarzdrossel if you want to cleave closer to english, “black thrush”.
The two German names are for the same bird?
Koltrast in Swedish, meaning Coal thrush
Interesting, probably trast and drossel are distantly related words!