auzel

Old Occitan

Alternative forms

aucel, ausel, auzelh

Etymology

From Late Latin aucellus, from Late Latin aucellus m (“little bird”), a diminutive ultimately based on Latin avis f (“bird”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /awˈd͡zɛl/

Noun

auzel m (oblique plural auzels, nominative singular auzels, nominative plural auzel)

bird (flying animal)
- c. 1130, Jaufre Rudel, canso:
  Lanquan li jorn son loc en may / M'es belhs dous chans d’auzelhs, de lonh [...].
  Since the days are long in May, I love the soft songs of far-off birds.

Descendants

Occitan: aucèl

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