Masculine
🐦
oiseau
bird
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/wa.zo/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Middle French oyseau, from Old French oisel c. 1100, from Late Latin aucellus m (“little bird”), a diminutive ultimately based on Latin avis f (“bird”), from Proto-Italic *awis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwis. Compare Norman ouaîsé, Franco-Provençal usél. Compare also the French oie (“goose”), derived from another diminutive of avis.
Related words
domestic fowl
water bird
grey-headed sparrow
grey flycatcher
class Aves
bird sp
funny customer
funny old bird
oiseau aquatique
BIRD
aves
Aves
héron garde-boeufs
ouezai
aigle pêcheur
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