falconet
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfæl.kə.nɛt/
Noun
falconet (plural falconets)
- A small or young falcon.
- Any of various small, tropical Asian falcons of the genus Microhierax found in Southeast Asia.
- (military, historical) A light cannon developed in the late 15th century and decorated with an image of a falcon.
- Coordinate term: falcon
Derived terms
- black-thighed falconet, Microhierax fringillarius
- collared falconet, Microhierax caerulescens
- Philippine falconet, Microhierax erythrogenys
- pied falconet, Microhierax melanoleucos
- white-fronted falconet, Microhierax latifrons
Translations
small or young falcon
any of various small, tropical Asian falcons of the genus Microhierax found in Southeast Asia
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Further reading
- falconet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Microhierax on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Anagrams
Catalan
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [fəl.kuˈnɛt]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [fəl.koˈnət]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [fal.koˈnet]
Noun
falconet m (plural falconets)
- diminutive of falcó (“falcon”)
- falconet (small cannon)
- (Valencia) merlin
- Synonym: esmirla
- Eurasian hobby
- Synonym: falcó mostatxut
Further reading
- “falconet”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian falconetto.
Noun
falconet n (plural falconete)
- falconet (cannon)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | falconet | falconetul | falconete | falconetele | |
| genitive-dative | falconet | falconetului | falconete | falconetelor | |
| vocative | falconetule | falconetelor | |||
References
- falconet in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN