acellu

Corsican

Alternative forms

Etymology

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. Cognates include Italian uccello and French oiseau.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aˈt͡ʃelːu/

Noun

acellu m (plural acelli)

  1. bird

References
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