jacobin

See also: Jacobin

English

a black jacobin, Florisuga fusca

Etymology

From Jacobin (“Dominican friar”), comparing the dark colors above and white underneath with a Jacobin's black cloak and white habit.

Noun

jacobin (plural jacobins)

1. Any hummingbird in the genus Florisuga.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒa.kɔ.bɛ̃/

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Adjective

jacobin (feminine jacobine, masculine plural jacobins, feminine plural jacobines)

1. Jacobin

Noun

jacobin m (plural jacobins)

1. Jacobin

Further reading

• “jacobin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Romanian

Noun

jacobin m (plural jacobini)

1. Obsolete form of iacobin.

Declension

Declension of jacobin

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) jacobin	jacobinul	(niște) jacobini	jacobinii
genitive/dative	(unui) jacobin	jacobinului	(unor) jacobini	jacobinilor
vocative	jacobinule		jacobinilor

References

• jacobin in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN