oiseau

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word oiseau. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word oiseau, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say oiseau in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word oiseau you have here. The definition of the word oiseau will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofoiseau, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French oyseau, from Old French oisel c. 1100, 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. Compare Norman ouaîsé, Franco-Provençal usél.

Compare also the French oie (“goose”), derived from another diminutive of avis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wa.zo/
  • audio(file)
  • Audio (Paris)(file)
  • (Louisiana) IPA(key): ,

Noun

oiseau m (plural oiseaux, feminine oiselle)

  1. bird

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Antillean Creole: zwazo
  • Haitian Creole: zwazo
  • Louisiana Creole: zozo, zwazo
  • Mauritian Creole: zwazo
  • Seychellois Creole: zwazo

Further reading

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia