faisan
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Middle French faisan, from Old French faisan, from Latin phāsiānus, from Ancient Greek φασιανός (phasianós).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
faisan m (plural faisans, feminine faisane or faisande)
- pheasant (a bird of family Phasianidae)
- cock pheasant (male pheasant)
Synonyms[edit]
(male pheasant)
Derived terms[edit]
- faisandeau (“young pheasant”)
Descendants[edit]
- → Romanian: fazan
Further reading[edit]
- “faisan”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old French faisan, from Latin phāsiānus, from Ancient Greek φασιανός (phasianós).
Noun[edit]
faisan m (plural faisans)
Descendants[edit]
Occitan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Latin phāsiānus.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
faisan m (plural faisans)
References[edit]
- Joan de Cantalausa (2006) Diccionari general occitan a partir dels parlars lengadocians[1], 2 edition, →ISBN.
Old French[edit]
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Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Noun[edit]
faisan oblique singular, m (oblique plural faisans, nominative singular faisans, nominative plural faisan)
Descendants[edit]
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- Occitan terms inherited from Latin
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- fro:Fowls