ocell

Catalan

Alternative forms

• aucell

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan aucell, oceyl, 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. Cognate with Occitan aucèl, French oiseau.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [uˈseʎ]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [oˈseʎ]

• Audio (Catalonia):

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• Rhymes: -eʎ

Noun

ocell m (plural ocells)

1. bird

   Synonym: au

Derived terms

• ocell de glaç
• ocell de pas
• ocell de tempesta
• ocell del paradís
• ocell lira
• ocell sedós
• ocellaire
• ocellam
• ocelleria
• ocellet

Related terms

• au

References

• “ocell”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “ocell”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “ocell” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “ocell” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.