aușel

Romanian

Etymology

Probably from auș (“old man”) + diminutive suffix -el. Other ideas suggest Vulgar Latin aucellus (“small bird”) (compare Italian uccello, French oiseau), from Latin avis, but this is harder to explain due to phonetic difficulties as well as the reason why a general term for bird would apply to a specific species.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.uˈʃel/

Noun

aușel m (plural aușei)

  1. kinglet (Regulus regulus, syn. Regulus cristatus)
  2. penduline tit (Remiz pendulinus)
    Synonym: boicuș

Declension

Declension of aușel
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative aușel aușelul aușei aușeii
genitive-dative aușel aușelului aușei aușeilor
vocative aușelule aușeilor

Derived terms

  • aușel-bărbos
  • aușel-de-stuf

References

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