faucon

French

Etymology

From Middle French faulcon, from Old French falcun (“falcon”), from Late Latin falcōnem, accusative form of falcō (“falcon”), probably of Germanic origin; possibly from Frankish *falko (“falcon, hawk”), from Proto-Germanic *falkô (“falcon”), from Proto-Indo-European *pol̑- (“pale”), from *pel- (“fallow”). Cognate with Old English fealca, fealcen (“falcon”). More at falcon.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fo.kɔ̃/
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Noun

faucon m (plural faucons)

falcon

Further reading

“faucon” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Middle English

Noun

faucon

Alternative form of faucoun

Old French

Alternative forms

faucoun, facun, faukun, falcon, falcoun

Etymology 1

From Late Latin falcō, falcōnem.

Noun

faucon m (oblique plural faucons, nominative singular faucons, nominative plural faucon)

falcon (animal)

Descendants

Middle French: faulcon, faucon, falcon
- French: faucon
→ Middle English: faucoun, falcon, faucon, faukon
- English: falcon
→ Irish: fabhcún

Etymology 2

See fauchon.

Noun

faucon m (oblique plural faucons, nominative singular faucons, nominative plural faucon)

Alternative form of fauchon

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