corneille

See also: Corneille

French

Etymology

Inherited from Latin cornicula (“small crow”), variant of cornīcula, diminutive of cornīx. Compare Spanish corneja.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔʁ.nɛj/

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Noun

corneille f (plural corneilles)

1. crow (bird)

Derived terms

• bayer aux corneilles
• corneille mantelée
• corneille noire

Further reading

• “corneille”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.