ocell

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan aucell, oceyl, from Late Latin aucellus m (little bird), a diminutive ultimately based on Latin avis f (bird), from Proto-Italic *awis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwis. Cognate with Occitan aucèl, French oiseau.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [uˈseʎ]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencian) [oˈseʎ]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -eʎ

Noun

ocell m (plural ocells)

  1. bird
    Synonym: au

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References

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