mésange
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French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French mésange, from Old French mesenge, masenge (“titmouse”), from Medieval Latin misinga and spelling variants, from Frankish *meisinga (“titmouse”) and variants, from Proto-Germanic *maisǭ (“titmouse”), *-ingō (“-ing”). Cognate with Old High German meisa (“titmouse”), Old English māse (“small bird”), Middle Dutch mese (“titmouse”). More at English titmouse.
Pronunciation
Noun
mésange f (plural mésanges)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “mésange”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.