falcon
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See also falcón
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[edit] English
Brown falcon (Falco berigora)
[edit] Etymology
From Middle English, from Anglo-Norman falcon, falcun, from Late Latin falcō, from Proto-Germanic *falkô (compare Old English fealca, Dutch valk, German Falke, Old Norse falki), from pre-Germanic *pol-ĝ-, from Proto-Indo-European *pol-k̑- 'pale' (compare Lithuanian pálšas, Latvian bāls, Latgalian buolgs), from *pel- 'fallow'. More at fallow.
[edit] Pronunciation
- enPR: fôʹkən, fôlʹkən, fălʹkən, IPA: [ˈfɔːkən], [ˈfɔːlkən], [ˈfælkən], SAMPA: ["fO:k@n], ["fO:lk@n], ["f{lk@n]
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Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɔːkən
[edit] Noun
falcon (plural falcons)
- Any bird of the genus Falco, all of which are birds of prey.
[edit] Translations
bird of the genus Falco
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[edit] Related terms
- Capra falconeri
- falconer
- falconet
- falcon-gentil, falcon-gentle
- falconine
- falconry
- gerfalcon, gyrfalcon
- peregrine falcon
[edit] Verb
falcon (third-person singular simple present falcons, present participle falconing, simple past and past participle falconed)
- To hunt with a falcon or falcons.
- 2003, Brenda Joyce, House of Dreams, page 175:
- He rode astride while hawking; she falconed in the ladylike position of sidesaddle.
- 2003, Brenda Joyce, House of Dreams, page 175:
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[edit] Alternative forms
[edit] Noun
falcon m. (oblique plural falcons, nominative singular falcons, nominative plural falcon)
- falcon (bird)
[edit] Ladin
[edit] Noun
falcon m.
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- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms derived from Anglo-Norman
- English terms derived from Late Latin
- English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
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- Latvian nouns lacking gender
- Lithuanian nouns lacking gender
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