passereau

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French passerel, from Latin passer + French suffix -eau. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *p(e)t-tro- (who flies, bird), from *peth₂- (to fly).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pa.sʁo/
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Noun

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passereau m (plural passereaux)

  1. sparrow
    • 1846, Phaedrus, Fables, sourced from [1]:
      Déchiré par les serres d’un Aigle, un Lièvre poussait de longs gémissements. Un Passereau l’insultait
      A Sparrow upbraided a Hare that had been pounced upon by an Eagle, and was sending forth piercing cries.
  2. passerine

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