faisan

See also: faisán and faîsan

French

faisans (mâle et femelle)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French faisan, from Old French faisan, from Latin phāsiānus, from Ancient Greek φασιανός (phasianós).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fə.zɑ̃/
  • (file)

Noun

faisan m (plural faisans, feminine faisane or faisande)

  1. pheasant (a bird of family Phasianidae)
  2. cock pheasant (male pheasant)

Synonyms

(male pheasant)

  • coq faisan
  • faisan mâle
  • mâle du faisan

Derived terms

  • faisandeau (young pheasant)

Descendants

  • Romanian: fazan

Further reading

Middle French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French faisan, from Latin phāsiānus, from Ancient Greek φασιανός (phasianós).

Noun

faisan m (plural faisans)

  1. pheasant

Descendants

Occitan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin phāsiānus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfajˈza/

Noun

faisan m (plural faisans)

  1. pheasant

References

  • Joan de Cantalausa (2006) Diccionari general occitan a partir dels parlars lengadocians, 2 edition, →ISBN.

Old French

Li faisans

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Latin phāsiānus, from Ancient Greek φασιανός (phasianós).

The expected from would be *faisain, *feisain; the form in -an is probably influenced by Old Occitan faisan or by the word's Latin etymon.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fai̯ˈzan/, /fəˈzan/

Noun

faisan oblique singular, m (oblique plural faisans, nominative singular faisans, nominative plural faisan)

  1. pheasant

Descendants

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