falcon en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈfælkən/ (Atlantic-Canada, US)
- /ˈfoːlkən/ (Australia)
- /ˈfoːlkən/ (New-Zealand)
- fôlʹkən (Received-Pronunciation)
- (California) audio
- /ˈfælkən/ (Australia)
- fălʹkən (Atlantic-Canada, US)
- fôʹkən (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈfɑlkən/ (Atlantic-Canada, US)
- /ˈfɒlkən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈfɛlkən/ (New-Zealand)
- /ˈfɔː(l)kən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English faucoun, falcon, faulcon, from Old French falcun, from Late Latin falcō (“falcon”), of Germanic origin, probably via Frankish *falkō (“falcon, hawk”), from Proto-Germanic *falkô (“falcon”), from Proto-Indo-European *pol̑- (“pale”), from *pel- (“fallow”). Cognates Cognate with Old English *fealca, fealcen (“falcon”), Dutch valk (“falcon, hawk”), German Falke (“falcon, hawk”), Norwegian and Swedish falk (“falcon”), Icelandic fálki (“falcon”), French faucon (“falcon”), Italian falco (“falcon”), Spanish halcón (“falcon”), Portuguese falcão (“falcon”), Latin falco (“falcon”), Lithuanian pálšas (“pale”), Latvian bāls (“pale”), Latgalian buolgs (“pale”). More at fallow.
Meanings
- Any bird of the genus Falco, all of which are birds of prey.
- Any bird of prey of the subfamilies Falconinae and Herpetotherinae.
- A female such bird, a male being a tiercel.
- (historical) A light cannon used from the 15th to the 17th century.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| faucon | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| falcons | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| faulcon | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
Peale's falcon · Amur falcon · brown falcon · red-footed falcon · falconlike · lanner falcon · falconologist · black falcon · Berigora falcon · New Zealand falcon · Saker falcon · grey falcon · falconish · prairie falcon · gray falcon · pygmy falcon · Barbary falcon · laughing falcon · forest falcon · blue falcon · golden falcon name · aplomado falcon · falcon-eyed · Eleonora's falcon · shaheen falcon · peregrine falcon · stone falcon
Relateds
falconry · falcon-gentil · falconer · falconine · gerfalcon · Falco · falcon-gentle · falconet · gyrfalcon · Falconer
Translations (152)
alt шоҥкор (bird of the genus Falco) · tt лачын (bird of the genus Falco) · da falk (bird of the genus Falco) · hi बाज (bird of the genus Falco) · ast ferre (bird of the genus Falco) · lld falcon (bird of the genus Falco) · mk сокол (bird of the genus Falco) · sc tilibriu (bird of the genus Falco) · pl sokół (bird of the genus Falco) · as শেন চৰাই (bird of the genus Falco) · fi jalohaukka (bird of the genus Falco) · lij fàrco (bird of the genus Falco) · enm faucoun (bird of the genus Falco) · ja 隼 (bird of the genus Falco) · lt sakalas (bird of the genus Falco) · fur falcuç (bird of the genus Falco) · sc àcchili piscadrixi (bird of the genus Falco) · vo falok (bird of the genus Falco) · ro șoim (bird of the genus Falco) · sl sokol (bird of the genus Falco) · hy բազե (bird of the genus Falco) · te డేగ (bird of the genus Falco) · ko 송골매 (bird of the genus Falco) · cy hebog (bird of the genus Falco) · sip ཁྲ (bird of the genus Falco) · vi cắt (bird of the genus Falco) · niv тʼолхаскр (bird of the genus Falco) · fax falcón (bird of the genus Falco) · ckt рэвыԓьын (bird of the genus Falco) · dsb sokoł (bird of the genus Falco) · uz lochin (bird of the genus Falco) · fo fálkur (bird of the genus Falco) · nds Falk (bird of the genus Falco) · sk sokol (bird of the genus Falco) · lmo falcon (bird of the genus Falco) · lb Fallek (bird of the genus Falco) · br gwalc’h (bird of the genus Falco) · dta showoo (bird of the genus Falco) · sv falk (bird of the genus Falco) · acw صقر (bird of the genus Falco) · ar شَاهِين (bird of the genus Falco) · rom falkono (bird of the genus Falco) · sq skifter (bird of the genus Falco) · ba ыласын (bird of the genus Falco) · ota طوغان (bird of the genus Falco) · av лачен (bird of the genus Falco) · hi श्येन (bird of the genus Falco) · ee aʋako (bird of the genus Falco) · eo falko (bird of the genus Falco) · fo smyril (bird of the genus Falco) · nah cuauhtohtli (bird of the genus Falco) · hsb sokoł (bird of the genus Falco) · it falco (bird of the genus Falco) · cmn 隼 (bird of the genus Falco) · sh соко (bird of the genus Falco) · grc κίρκος (bird of the genus Falco) · mnc ᡧᠣᠩᡴᠣᠨ (bird of the genus Falco) · cs sokol (bird of the genus Falco) · kmr şahîn (bird of the genus Falco) · bg соко́л (bird of the genus Falco) · tl palkon (bird of the genus Falco) · inh лаьча (bird of the genus Falco) · arz صقر (bird of the genus Falco) · el γεράκι (bird of the genus Falco) · mn шонхор (bird of the genus Falco) · pam alibasbas (bird of the genus Falco) · ky шумкар (bird of the genus Falco) · ca falcó (bird of the genus Falco) · es falcón (disused) (bird of the genus Falco) · ur عقاب (bird of the genus Falco) · ru со́кол (bird of the genus Falco) · fa شاهین (bird of the genus Falco) · sh сокол (bird of the genus Falco) · ur چیل (bird of the genus Falco) · it falcone (bird of the genus Falco) · ce леча (bird of the genus Falco) · et pistrik (bird of the genus Falco) · is fálki (bird of the genus Falco) · sgr قوش (bird of the genus Falco) · tzm ⴰⴼⴰⵍⴽⵓ (bird of the genus Falco) · az qızılquş (bird of the genus Falco) · uk со́кіл (bird of the genus Falco) · vo faon (bird of the genus Falco) · sq fajkua (bird of the genus Falco) · la falcō (bird of the genus Falco) · ckb باز (bird of the genus Falco) · es halcón (bird of the genus Falco) · ms falkon (bird of the genus Falco) · as চিলনী (bird of the genus Falco) · zza baz (diq) (bird of the genus Falco) · ta வல்லூறு (bird of the genus Falco) · tr gökdoğan (bird of the genus Falco) · be со́кал (bird of the genus Falco) · de Falke (bird of the genus Falco) · lv lielais piekūns (bird of the genus Falco) · ur شاہین (bird of the genus Falco) · krl muuttohaukka (bird of the genus Falco) · fr faucon (bird of the genus Falco) · he בז (bird of the genus Falco) · io falkono (bird of the genus Falco) · zkt 𘬥𘲼𘯺 (bird of the genus Falco) · ko 매 (bird of the genus Falco) · grc ἱέραξ (bird of the genus Falco) · gd seabhag (bird of the genus Falco) · fy falk (bird of the genus Falco) · dta shogoo (bird of the genus Falco) · kk сұңқар (bird of the genus Falco) · fo falkur (bird of the genus Falco) · oc moisset (bird of the genus Falco) · oc falcon (bird of the genus Falco) · az laçın (bird of the genus Falco) · sh sokol (bird of the genus Falco) · mi kārearea (bird of the genus Falco) · sh soko (bird of the genus Falco) · nv giní (bird of the genus Falco) · nl valk (bird of the genus Falco) · wa fåcon (bird of the genus Falco) · rm falcun (bird of the genus Falco) · mi kāeaea (bird of the genus Falco) · gl falcón (bird of the genus Falco) · ky ылаачын (bird of the genus Falco) · hi बाज़ (bird of the genus Falco) · kw falghun (bird of the genus Falco) · ga fabhcún (bird of the genus Falco) · qu waman (bird of the genus Falco) · nn falk (bird of the genus Falco) · ka შევარდენი (bird of the genus Falco) · pt falcão (bird of the genus Falco) · tr doğan (bird of the genus Falco) · hu sólyom (bird of the genus Falco) · ka ფალკონი (bird of the genus Falco) · eu belatz handi (bird of the genus Falco) · sc astori perdighinu (bird of the genus Falco) · ar صَقْر (bird of the genus Falco) · pms falcon (bird of the genus Falco) · id alap-alap (bird of the genus Falco) · egy b-i-k-G6 (bird of the genus Falco) · ur باز (bird of the genus Falco) · mt falkun (bird of the genus Falco) · cop ⲃⲏϭ (bird of the genus Falco) · br falc'hun (bird of the genus Falco) · ja ハヤブサ (bird of the genus Falco) · tg боз (bird of the genus Falco) · sq petrit (bird of the genus Falco) · cy gwalch (bird of the genus Falco) · pi sena (bird of the genus Falco) · sa श्येन (bird of the genus Falco) · ckb شاھین (bird of the genus Falco) · am ጭልፊት (bird of the genus Falco) · ka ბაზი (bird of the genus Falco) · xal шоңхр (bird of the genus Falco) · nb falk (bird of the genus Falco)