faisan

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French faisan, from Old French faisan, from Latin phāsiānus, from Ancient Greek φασιανός (phasianós). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fə.zɑ̃/ === Noun === faisan m (plural faisans, feminine faisane or faisande) pheasant (a bird of family Phasianidae) cock pheasant (male pheasant) ==== Synonyms ==== (male pheasant) coq faisan faisan mâle mâle du faisan ==== Derived terms ==== faisandeau (“young pheasant”) ==== Descendants ==== → Romanian: fazan === Further reading === “faisan”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French faisan, from Latin phāsiānus, from Ancient Greek φασιανός (phasianós). === Noun === faisan m (plural faisans) pheasant ==== Descendants ==== French: faisan→ Romanian: fazan Norman: faîsan (Jersey) == Occitan == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin phāsiānus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfajˈza/ === Noun === faisan m (plural faisans) pheasant === References === Joan de Cantalausa (2006), Diccionari general occitan a partir dels parlars lengadocians‎[1], 2nd edition, →ISBN == Old French == === Alternative forms === faisant, faisen, feisan, feisant, fesan feisaun, fesaun, fesaunt (Anglo-Norman) === Etymology === Inherited from Latin phāsiānus, from Ancient Greek φασιανός (phasianós). The expected from would be *faisain, *feisain; the form in -an is probably influenced by Old Occitan faisan or by the word's Latin etymon. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fai̯ˈzan/, /fəˈzan/ === Noun === faisan oblique singular, m (oblique plural faisans, nominative singular faisans, nominative plural faisan) pheasant ==== Descendants ====