falcon

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 Related terms 1.4 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

First attested circa 1250, from Old French falcun, falcon, from Late Latin falconem, accusative form of falco, probably from Latin falx

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: /fôʹkən/, /fôlʹkən/, /fălʹkən/
• IPA: [ˈfɔːkən], IPA: [ˈfɔːlkən], especially American IPA: [ˈfælkən]
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}

  Rhymes: -ɔːkən

[edit] Noun

Wikipedia

falcon (plural falcons)

1. Any bird of the genus Falco, all of them birds of prey.

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• Capra falconeri
• falconer
• falconet
• falcon-gentil, falcon-gentle
• falconine
• falconry
• gerfalcon, gyrfalcon
• peregrine falcon

[edit] Verb

to falcon (third-person singular simple present falcons, present participle falconing, simple past and past participle falconed)

1. To hunt with a falcon or falcons.