falcon
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English faucoun, falcon, faulcon, from Old French falcun, from Late Latin falcō (“falcon”), of Germanic origin, probably via Frankish *falkō (“falcon, hawk”), from Proto-Germanic *falkô (“falcon”), from Proto-Indo-European *pol̑- (“pale”), from *pel- (“fallow”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: fôlʹkən, fôʹkən, IPA(key): /ˈfɔː(l)kən/, /ˈfɒlkən/
- (US) enPR: fălʹkən, IPA(key): /ˈfælkən/ IPA(key): /ˈfɑːlkən/
Audio (US) (file) - (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈfælkən/, IPA(key): /ˈfoːlkən/
- (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈfɛlkən/, IPA(key): /ˈfoːlkən/
- Rhymes: -ɔːkən, -ɔːlkən
Originally, the l was silent and purely etymological. Its pronunciation began through spelling pronunciation and is followed by most speakers, though some speakers still use l-less pronunciations.
Noun[edit]
falcon (plural falcons)
- Any bird of the genus Falco, all of which are birds of prey.
- (falconry) A female such bird, a male being a tiercel.
- (historical) A light cannon used from the 15th to the 17th century; a falconet.
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
- Capra falconeri
- falconer
- falconet
- falcon-gentil, falcon-gentle
- falconine
- falconry
- gerfalcon, gyrfalcon
- peregrine falcon
Translations[edit]
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Verb[edit]
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.
Anagrams[edit]
Ladin[edit]
Noun[edit]
falcon m
Middle English[edit]
Noun[edit]
falcon
- Alternative form of faucoun
Occitan[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Occitan falcon, from Late Latin falco, falconem.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
falcon m (plural falcons)
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Müller, Daniela. 2011. Developments of the lateral in Occitan dialects and their Romance and cross-linguistic context. Ph.D. Dissertation. University of Toulouse.
- ^ Müller 2011: 41. Likewise for the other pronunciation.
Further reading[edit]
- Joan de Cantalausa (2006) Diccionari general occitan a partir dels parlars lengadocians, 2 edition, →ISBN, page 469.
- Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana, L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2016, page 287.
Old French[edit]
Noun[edit]
falcon m (oblique plural falcons, nominative singular falcons, nominative plural falcon)
- Alternative form of faucon (falcon)
Old Occitan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Late Latin falco, falconem.
Noun[edit]
falcon m (oblique plural falcons, nominative singular falcons, nominative plural falcon)
- falcon (bird)
Descendants[edit]
- Occitan: falcon
References[edit]
- von Wartburg, Walther (1928–2002), “falco”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 30, page 381
- English terms inherited from Middle English
- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms derived from Old French
- English terms derived from Late Latin
- English terms derived from Germanic languages
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- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
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- Rhymes:English/ɔːkən
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- Rhymes:English/ɔːlkən
- English lemmas
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- en:Falconry
- English terms with historical senses
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- en:Artillery
- en:Falconids
- en:Female animals
- Ladin lemmas
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- Occitan terms inherited from Old Occitan
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- oc:Birds
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- fro:Birds
- Old Occitan terms inherited from Late Latin
- Old Occitan terms derived from Late Latin
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- Old Occitan terms inherited from Latin