auzel

Old Provençal

Alternative forms

• aucel
• ausel
• auzelh

Etymology

Late Latin avicellus, diminutive form of Classical Latin avis.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /awˈzɛl/

Noun

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

1. 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

• Catalan: ocell
• Occitan: aucèl