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faisan

See also: faisán and faîsan

French

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faisans (mâle et femelle)

Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French faisan, from Old French faisan, from Latin phāsiānus, from Ancient Greek φασιανός (phasianós).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fə.zɑ̃/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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faisan m (plural faisans, feminine faisane or faisande)

  1. pheasant (a bird of family Phasianidae)
  2. cock pheasant (male pheasant)

Synonyms

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(male pheasant)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • → Romanian: fazan

Further reading

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Middle French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French faisan, from Latin phāsiānus, from Ancient Greek φασιανός (phasianós).

Noun

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faisan m (plural faisans)

  1. pheasant

Descendants

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Occitan

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin phāsiānus.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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faisan m (plural faisans)

  1. pheasant

References

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  • Joan de Cantalausa (2006) Diccionari general occitan a partir dels parlars lengadocians‎[1], 2 edition, →ISBN.

Old French

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Li faisans

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin phāsiānus, from Ancient Greek φασιανός (phasianós).

The expected from would be *faisain, *feisain; the form in -an is probably influenced by Old Occitan faisan or by the word's Latin etymon.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fai̯ˈzan/, /fəˈzan/

Noun

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faisan oblique singular, m (oblique plural faisans, nominative singular faisans, nominative plural faisan)

  1. pheasant

Descendants

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