jacobin

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English

a black jacobin, Florisuga fusca

Etymology

From Jacobin, q.v. In reference to birds, via French jacobine, from a supposed resemblance to the Dominicans' formerly standard hood or coloring. In reference to soup, via French soupe à la Jacobine.

Noun

jacobin (plural jacobins)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Jacobin.
  2. A domestic pigeon (Columba livia domestica) with reversed feathers on its neck.
  3. Any hummingbird of the genus Florisuga.
  4. (obsolete) A kind of thick French soup with cheese.

Synonyms

Translations

References

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒa.kɔ.bɛ̃/
  • Audio (France, Alsace):(file)

Adjective

jacobin (feminine jacobine, masculine plural jacobins, feminine plural jacobines)

  1. Jacobin

Noun

jacobin m (plural jacobins)

  1. Jacobin

Further reading

Romanian

Noun

jacobin m (plural jacobini)

  1. obsolete form of iacobin

Declension

Declension of jacobin
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative jacobin jacobinul jacobini jacobinii
genitive-dative jacobin jacobinului jacobini jacobinilor
vocative jacobinule jacobinilor

References

  • jacobin in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN