mauvis

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French mauvis, ultimately related to English mew (gull).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mo.vi/

Noun

mauvis m (plural mauvis)

  1. redwing (bird)
    Synonyms: grive mauvis, merle mauvis

Derived terms

Further reading

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From older malvis, possibly related to mave, mauve (gull), borrowed from Old English mæw.

Noun

mauvis oblique singularm (oblique plural mauvis, nominative singular mauvis, nominative plural mauvis)

  1. thrush (bird)

Descendants

  • English: mavis, Mavis
  • French: mauvis
  • Italian: malvizzo

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