pluimage

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (neuter) the plumage of a bird
2. (neuter, rare) an object made of feathers, mostly ornamental; also a duster
3. (figuratively, neuter) one's nature, typological category; notably in the expression van divers pluimage ('of varied types')
4. (neuter, obsolete) the waving crest of a tree or wood

Sinonieme

gevederte

verenkleed

vol ornaat

Vertalings

Gefieder

plumage

plumagem

plumaje

φτέρωμα

piumaggio

piume

plumage

coat

🧥

feather

🪶

plumery

plume

🪶

penna

🪶

piuma

🪶

pluma

🪶

Etimologie (Engels)

From Middle French plumage, from plume 'feather', from Latin pluma "feather, down", from the Proto-Indo-European base *pleus- "to pluck, a feather, fleece".