fazant

Dutch

Phasianus colchicus (male) in Nederlandsche vogelen, 1770-1829

Phasianus colchicus (female) in Nederlandsche vogelen, 1770-1829

Alternative forms

• faisant, fasant (obsolete)

Etymology

From earlier faisant, from Middle Dutch faisant, rare form of fasaen, from Old French faisan, from Latin phāsiānus, from Ancient Greek φᾱσιανός (phāsianós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /faːˈzɑnt/, /fɑˈzɑnt/

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• Hyphenation: fa‧zant
• Rhymes: -ɑnt

Noun

fazant m (plural fazanten, diminutive fazantje n)

1. pheasant, bird of the family Phasianidae, particularly of the tribe Phasianini
2. (particularly) the common pheasant, Phasianus colchicus

   Synonym: gewone fazant

   De uitbundig gekleurde fazant is geliefd onder zowel jagers als vogelaars. ― The exuberantly-colored common pheasant is beloved among both hunters and birders.

Derived terms

• argusfazant
• gewone fazant
• goudfazant
• groene fazant
• kraagfazant
• zilverfazant

Descendants

• Afrikaans: fisant

Further reading

• fazant on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl
• fazantachtigen on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl