crécerelle

== French == === Etymology === From Middle French cresserelle, crecerelle (“bird of prey”), usually assumed to be from crecelle (“rattle, wooden reel”) (modern crécelle), of obscure origin. Cognates possibly include: Medieval Latin clisterella f, English kestrel, Neapolitan castariello m and crestariello m, all sharing the same meaning. Derivation from the assumed *Vulgar Latin crepicella, *crepitacillum, a diminutive of crepitāculum, from crepitāre (“to crackle”) is difficult to explain from a morphological point of view. Instead, possibly from a root *krek-, *krak- (“to crack, rattle, creak, emit a bird cry”), possibly from or related to Middle Dutch crāken (“to creak, crack”), from Old Dutch *krakōn (“to crack, creak, emit a cry”), from Proto-Indo-European *gerg- (“to shout”). Cognate with Old High German krahhōn (“to make a sound, crash”), Old English cracian (“to resound”), Middle French craquer (used of birds, “to emit a repeated cry”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kʁe.sʁɛl/ === Noun === crécerelle f (plural crécerelles) kestrel (any of various birds of prey) ==== Usage notes ==== The term crécerelle is sometimes, but not always, translated into English as kestrel. Individual creatures may be translated as other names. See for more information on the individual names. ==== Derived terms ==== faucon crécerelle ==== Related terms ==== crécelle === Further reading === “crécerelle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012