"moineau" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /mwa.no/ Audio: Fr-moineau.ogg Forms: moineaux [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French moinel, equivalent to moine (because of its plumage) + -eau. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|moinel|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French moinel, {{inh+|fr|fro|moinel}} Inherited from Old French moinel, {{m|fr|moine}} moine, {{m|fr|-eau}} -eau Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} moineau m (plural moineaux)
  1. sparrow Tags: masculine Categories (lifeform): Birds Synonyms (sparrow): piaf
    Sense id: en-moineau-fr-noun-BFTVJ6f6 Disambiguation of Birds: 71 29 Disambiguation of 'sparrow': 100 0
  2. (fortifications) (type of) small bastion Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-moineau-fr-noun-8rcp8OQY Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms suffixed with -eau Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -eau: 15 85 Topics: fortifications, government, military, politics, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: manger comme un moineau, moineau domestique, moineau franc

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for moineau meaning in French (2.3kB)

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