Wiktionary

faisan

See also: faisán and faîsan

French edit

 
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faisans (mâle et femelle)

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

faisan m (plural faisans, feminine faisane or faisande)

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

Synonyms edit

(male pheasant)

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • → Romanian: fazan

Further reading edit

Middle French edit

Etymology edit

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

Noun edit

faisan m (plural faisans)

  1. pheasant

Descendants edit

Occitan edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Latin phāsiānus.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

faisan m (plural faisans)

  1. pheasant

References edit

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

Old French edit

 
Li faisans

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

  • IPA(key): /fai̯ˈzan/, /fəˈzan/

Noun edit

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

  1. pheasant

Descendants edit

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