"faisan" meaning in French

See faisan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /fə.zɑ̃/ Audio: Fr-faisan.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-faisan.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Penegal-faisan.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-faisan.wav Forms: faisans [plural], faisane [feminine], faisande [feminine]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French faisan, from Old French faisan, from Latin phāsiānus, from Ancient Greek φασιανός (phasianós). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|faisan|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French faisan, {{inh+|fr|frm|faisan}} Inherited from Middle French faisan, {{inh|fr|fro|faisan}} Old French faisan, {{inh|fr|la|phāsiānus}} Latin phāsiānus, {{der|fr|grc|φασιανός}} Ancient Greek φασιανός (phasianós) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|f=+,faisande}} faisan m (plural faisans, feminine faisane or faisande)
  1. pheasant (a bird of family Phasianidae) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-faisan-fr-noun-dmuZlDIZ Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Fowls Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Fowls: 57 43
  2. cock pheasant (male pheasant) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-faisan-fr-noun-4Q10YAk9 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Male animals Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Male animals: 9 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: coq faisan, faisan mâle, mâle du faisan Derived forms: faisandeau (english: young pheasant)

Inflected forms

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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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  ],
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    "French terms derived from Latin",
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    {
      "word": "coq faisan"
    },
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      "word": "faisan mâle"
    },
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      "word": "mâle du faisan"
    }
  ],
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}

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