oiseau

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French

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Etymology

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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.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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oiseau m (plural oiseaux, feminine oiselle)

  1. bird

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Antillean Creole: zwazo
  • Haitian Creole: zwazo
  • Louisiana Creole: zozo, zwazo
  • Mauritian Creole: zwazo
  • Seychellois Creole: zwazo

Further reading

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