Oiseau

Part of Speech

noun

Difficulty Level

Translations

🇩🇪 Vogel , 🇪🇸 pájaro , 🇮🇹 uccello , 🇵🇹 ave , 🇨🇳 鸟 , 🇯🇵 鳥 , 🇰🇷 새 , 🇸🇦 طير , 🇮🇳 पतंग

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Etymology

The French noun *oiseau* comes from Old French *oise* or *oiseau*, itself derived from the Vulgar Latin form of *avis* “bird”. In the transition to French the Latin *av-* became the vowel *o-*, and the suffix *‑au* was added as a common noun‑forming ending. Thus *oiseau* literally means “bird” in the sense of “the one that is called avis in Latin”.

Synonyms

volaille animal à plumes ptééridés volatiles oiseaux

Antonyms

poisson mammifère insecte crustacé