Falco
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
Proper noun edit
Falco m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Falconidae – falcons.
Hypernyms edit
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Falconiformes - order; Falconidae - family; Falconinae - subfamily; Falconini - tribe
Hyponyms edit
- (genus): Falco subbuteo (Eurasian hobby) - type species; Falco alopex, Falco amurensis, Falco araeus, Falco ardosiaceus, Falco berigora, Falco biarmicus, Falco cenchroides, Falco cherrug, Falco chicquera, Falco columbarius, Falco concolor, Falco cuvierii, Falco deiroleucus, Falco dickinsoni, Falco eleonorae, Falco fasciinucha, Falco femoralis, Falco hypoleucos, Falco jugger, Falco longipennis, Falco mexicanus, Falco moluccensis, Falco naumanni, Falco newtoni, Falco novaeseelandiae, Falco pelegrinoides, Falco peregrinus, Falco punctatus, Falco rufigularis, Falco rupicoloides, Falco rupicolus, Falco rusticolus, Falco severus, Falco sparverius, Falco subniger, Falco tinnunculus, Falco vespertinus, Falco zoniventris - other species
References edit
- Falco on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Falco on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Falco on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Italian Falco and Catalan Falcó.
Proper noun edit
Falco (plural Falcos)
- A surname.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Falco is the 7126th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4695 individuals. Falco is most common among White (92.06%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Falco”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 547.
Etymology 2 edit
Acronym for the Florida-Alabama Land COmpany, which harvested timber in the area.
Proper noun edit
Falco
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From falco (“hawk”), a nickname for a swift or keen-eyed person.
Proper noun edit
Falco m
- a male given name
Proper noun edit
Falco m or f by sense
- a surname transferred from the given name
Further reading edit
- Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015-2024
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From falcō (“falcon, pigeon-toed person”). Doublet of Faltō.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈfal.koː/, [ˈfäɫ̪koː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfal.ko/, [ˈfälko]
Proper noun edit
Falcō m sg (genitive Falcōnis); third declension
Declension edit
Third-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Falcō |
Genitive | Falcōnis |
Dative | Falcōnī |
Accusative | Falcōnem |
Ablative | Falcōne |
Vocative | Falcō |