aușel

Romanian

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /a.uˈʃel/

Noun

aușel m (plural aușei)

1. kinglet (Regulus regulus, syn. Regulus cristatus)
2. penduline tit (Remiz pendulinus)

   Synonym: boicuș

Declension

Declension of aușel

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) aușel	aușelul	(niște) aușei	aușeii
genitive/dative	(unui) aușel	aușelului	(unor) aușei	aușeilor
vocative	aușelule		aușeilor

Derived terms

• aușel-bărbos
• aușel-de-stuf

Related terms

• auș

References

• aușel in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)