sparrow

• n. スズメ; 小人

古英語 spearwa から、原ゲルマン語*sparwan から、PIE*sper, スズメ、小鳥、擬音語からと思われる。

sparrow (n.)

small brownish-gray bird (Passer domesticus), Old English spearwa, from Proto-Germanic *sparwan (cognates: Old Norse sp?rr, Old High German sparo, German Sperling, Gothic sparwa), from PIE *spor-wo-, from root *sper- (3), forming names of small birds (cognates: Cornish frau "crow;" Old Prussian spurglis "sparrow;" Greek spergoulos "small field bird," psar "starling"). In use, with qualifying words, of many small, sparrow-like birds. Sparrowfarts (1886) was Cheshire slang for "very early morning."

1. Mr Sparrow has acted with commendable speed.

Sparro氏の行動の早さは称賛に値する。

2.A sparrow may be small but it has all the vital organs.

スズメは小さいが、五臓がそろっている。

3.The sparrow crossed the lawn in a series of hops.

そのスズメは芝生をピョンピョンと通り抜けた。

4.With a flap of its wings the sparrow flew off.

スズメがぴょんぴょん飛んだ。

5.A sparrow is very alert in its movements.

スズメは非常に機転がきく。