falcon

名词 n. 动词 v.
/ˈfɔː(l)kən/|/ˈfɒlkən/    /ˈfælkən/|/ˈfɑːlkən/|/ˈfælkən/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any bird of the genus Falco, all of which are birds of prey.
  2. Any bird of prey of the subfamilies Falconinae and Herpetotherinae.
  3. A female such bird, a male being a tiercel.
  4. A light cannon used from the 15th to the 17th century. historical
动词 v.
  1. To hunt with a falcon or falcons.
    — He rode astride while hawking; she falconed in the ladylike position of sidesaddle.

词形变化

falcons plural faulcon alternative,obsolete faucon alternative,obsolete falcons present,singular,third-person falconing participle,present falconed participle,past falconed past faulcon alternative,obsolete faucon alternative,obsolete

词源

词源 1
From Middle English faucoun, falcon, faulcon, from Old French falcun, from Late Latin falcō (“falcon”), of Germanic origin, probably via Frankish *falkō (“falcon, hawk”), from Proto-Germanic *falkô (“falcon”), from Proto-Indo-European *pol̑- (“pale”), from *pel- (“fallow”).
Cognates
Cognate with Old English *fealca, fealcen (“falcon”), Dutch valk (“falcon, hawk”), German Falke (“falcon, hawk”), Norwegian and Swedish falk (“falcon”), Icelandic fálki (“falcon”), French faucon (“falcon”), Italian falco (“falcon”), Spanish halcón (“falcon”), Portuguese falcão (“falcon”), Latin falco (“falcon”), Lithuanian pálšas (“pale”), Latvian bāls (“pale”), Latgalian buolgs (“pale”). More at fallow.
词源 2
From Middle English faucoun, falcon, faulcon, from Old French falcun, from Late Latin falcō (“falcon”), of Germanic origin, probably via Frankish *falkō (“falcon, hawk”), from Proto-Germanic *falkô (“falcon”), from Proto-Indo-European *pol̑- (“pale”), from *pel- (“fallow”).
Cognates
Cognate with Old English *fealca, fealcen (“falcon”), Dutch valk (“falcon, hawk”), German Falke (“falcon, hawk”), Norwegian and Swedish falk (“falcon”), Icelandic fálki (“falcon”), French faucon (“falcon”), Italian falco (“falcon”), Spanish halcón (“falcon”), Portuguese falcão (“falcon”), Latin falco (“falcon”), Lithuanian pálšas (“pale”), Latvian bāls (“pale”), Latgalian buolgs (“pale”). More at fallow.
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