phasianus

See also: Phasianus

Latin

phāsiānī (pheasants)

Alternative forms

phāsiāna

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φασιανός (phasianós).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /pʰaː.siˈaː.nus/, [pʰaː.sɪˈaː.nʊs]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /fa.siˈa.nus/, [fa.siˈaː.nus]

Noun

phāsiānus m (genitive phāsiānī); second declension

pheasant (bird)

Inflection

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	phāsiānus	phāsiānī
Genitive	phāsiānī	phāsiānōrum
Dative	phāsiānō	phāsiānīs
Accusative	phāsiānum	phāsiānōs
Ablative	phāsiānō	phāsiānīs
Vocative	phāsiāne	phāsiānī

Synonyms

(pheasant): Phāsidis āles

Derived terms

phāsiānārius

Related terms

Phāsis

Descendants

Esperanto: fazano
Italian: fagiano

Old French: fesan
- French: faisan
- Norman: faîsan (Jersey)
- → English: pheasant
→ German: Fasan
- → Russian: фаза́н (fazán)
Sardinian: fagianu
Spanish: faisán
Translingual: Phasianus

References

phasianus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

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