ocell

== Catalan == === Alternative forms === aucell === Etymology === Inherited from Old Catalan aucell, oceyl, from Late Latin aucellus m (“little bird”), a diminutive ultimately based on Latin avis f (“bird”), from Proto-Italic *awis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwis. Cognate with Occitan aucèl, French oiseau. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [uˈseʎ] IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [oˈseʎ] Rhymes: -eʎ === Noun === ocell m (plural ocells) bird Synonym: au ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== au === References === “ocell”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “ocell”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “ocell” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “ocell” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.