Siskin Definition

sĭskĭn
noun
A Eurasian finch (Carduelis spinus) with yellow-green plumage and black markings.
Webster's New World
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • Carduelis spinus

Other Word Forms of Siskin

Noun

Singular:
siskin
Plural:
siskins

Origin of Siskin

  • From dialectal German Sisschen, Zeischen, diminutive form of Middle High German zisec, apparently ultimately from Proto-Slavic (compare e.g. Polish czyżik).

    From Wiktionary

  • Obsolete Dutch sīsken from Middle Dutch diminutive of sīs from Middle Low German csītze probably from Czech číž of imitative origin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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