pavonine

English

WOTD – 15 August 2010

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin pāvōnīnus, from pāvō (“peacock”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpævəˌnaɪn/

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Adjective

pavonine (comparative more pavonine, superlative most pavonine)

1. Of or pertaining to the genus Pavo or its family Pavonidae, including the peafowl.
2. Possessing the coloring or iridescence of a peacock feather.
3. Resembling the tail of a peacock.

Translations

of or pertaining to the genus Pavo

• Armenian: սիրամարգի (siramargi), սիրամարգային (hy) (siramargayin)
• Finnish: riikinkukkojen (fi) (genitive of noun)
• Polish: pawi (pl) m
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• Russian: павлиний (ru) (pavlinij)
• Slovak: páví

possessing the coloring or iridescence of a peacock feather

• Finnish: riikinkukkomainen
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• Latin: pāvōnīnus

Noun

pavonine (uncountable)

1. Tarnish found on some ores and metals which resembles the tail feathers of a peacock.
2. Any bird from the family Pavonidae.

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Latin

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) pāvōnīne

1. vocative masculine singular of pāvōnīnus