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falcon
English
Alternative forms
- faulcon (obsolete), faucon (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English faucoun, falcon, faulcon, from Old French falcun, from Late Latin falc? (“falcon”), of Germanic origin, probably via Frankish *falk? (“falcon, hawk”), from Proto-Germanic *falkô (“falcon”), from Proto-Indo-European *pol?- (“pale”), from *pel- (“fallow”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: fôl?k?n, fô?k?n, IPA(key): /?f??(l)k?n/, /?f?lk?n/
- (US) enPR: f?l?k?n, IPA(key): /?fælk?n/ IPA(key): /?f??lk?n/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /?fælk?n/, IPA(key): /?fo?lk?n/
- (General New Zealand) IPA(key): /?f?lk?n/, IPA(key): /?fo?lk?n/
- Rhymes: -??(l)k?n
Originally, the l was silent and purely etymological. Its pronunciation began through spelling pronunciation and is followed by most speakers, though some speakers still use l-less pronunciations.
Noun
falcon (plural falcons)
- Any bird of the genus Falco, all of which are birds of prey.
- (falconry) A female such bird, a male being a tiercel.
- (historical) A light cannon used from the 15th to the 17th century; a falconet.
Derived terms
- black falcon
- brown falcon
- gray falcon, grey falcon
Related terms
- Capra falconeri
- falconer
- falconet
- falcon-gentil, falcon-gentle
- falconine
- falconry
- gerfalcon, gyrfalcon
- peregrine falcon
Translations
Verb
falcon (third-person singular simple present falcons, present participle falconing, simple past and past participle falconed)
- To hunt with a falcon or falcons.
Anagrams
- flacon
Ladin
Noun
falcon m
- kestrel
Middle English
Noun
falcon
- Alternative form of faucoun
Occitan
Alternative forms
- faucon
Etymology
From Old Occitan falcon, from Late Latin falco, falconem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fal?ku/
Noun
falcon m (plural falcons)
- falcon
- Synonym: moisset
Derived terms
- falconièr
Old French
Noun
falcon m (oblique plural falcons, nominative singular falcons, nominative plural falcon)
- Alternative form of faucon (falcon)
Old Occitan
Etymology
From Late Latin falco, falconem.
Noun
falcon m (oblique plural falcons, nominative singular falcons, nominative plural falcon)
- falcon (bird)
Descendants
- Catalan: falcó
- Occitan: falcon
References
- von Wartburg, Walther (1928–2002) , “falco”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 30, page 381
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owl
English
Etymology
From Middle English oule, owle, from Old English ?le, from Proto-Germanic *uwwal? (compare West Frisian ûle, Dutch uil, Danish and Norwegian ugle, German Eule), diminutive of *uww? (“eagle-owl”) (compare German Uhu), of imitative origin or a variant of *?faz, *?f? (compare Old English ?f or h?f, Swedish uv (“horned owl”), Bavarian Auf), from Proto-Indo-European *up- (compare Latvian ?pis (“eagle-owl”), Czech úp?t (“to wail, howl”), Avestan ????????????????????????????????? (ufiieimi, “to call out”). A Germanic variant *uwwil? was the source of Old High German ?wila (German Eule).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a?l/
- Rhymes: -a?l
Noun
owl (plural owls)
- Any of various birds of prey of the order Strigiformes that are primarily nocturnal and have forward-looking, binocular vision, limited eye movement, and good hearing. [from 8th c.]
- (by extension) A person seen as having owl-like characteristics, especially appearing wise or serious, or being nocturnally active. [from 14th c.]
- Antonym: lark
- The owl pigeon. [from 18th c.]
- (politics, uncommon) A politician with moderate views that are neither hawkish nor dovish.
- Any of various nymphalid butterflies having large eyespots on the wings.
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- hoot
- to-whit, to-whoo
- whoo
References
Further reading
- owl on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Verb
owl (third-person singular simple present owls, present participle owling, simple past and past participle owled)
- (archaic, intransitive) To smuggle contraband goods.
Anagrams
- 'low, LOW, Low, WoL, low, low%
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