aușel
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Probably from auș (“old man”) + diminutive suffix -el. Other ideas suggest Vulgar Latin aucellus (“small bird”) (compare Italian uccello, French oiseau), from Latin avis, but this is harder to explain due to phonetic difficulties as well as the reason why a general term for bird would apply to a specific species.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
aușel m (plural aușei)
- kinglet (Regulus regulus, syn. Regulus cristatus)
- penduline tit (Remiz pendulinus)
- Synonym: boicuș
Declension edit
Declension of aușel
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
References edit
- aușel in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)