titmouse

Betekenis (Engels)

Any small passerine bird mostly of the genus Baeolophus, which are found in the woods of the Northern Hemisphere and of Africa.

Sinonieme

tit

tomtit

chickadee

blue tit

birdy

Vertalings

mésange

Meise

mees

cincia

carbonero

parus

cinciallegra

milharós

abelharuco

chapim

abelheiro

αιγίθαλος

παπαδίτσα

herrerillo

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈtɪtmaʊs/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: titmose

Verwante met Nederlands: mees

Verwante met Duits: Meise

Verwante met Old Norse: meisingr

Verwante met Frans: mésange

Verwante met Noors: meis

In summary

From Middle English titmose, compound of tit (“small bird”) and mose, from Old English māse (“titmouse”), from Proto-West Germanic *maisā, from Proto-Germanic *maisǭ (compare Dutch mees, German Meise, Old Norse meisingr, French mésange), from *maisaz (“tiny, puny”) (compare Norwegian meis (“skinny weakling”)). Spelling as well as the plural form in imitation of the otherwise unrelated mouse.