acellu

Corsican

Alternative forms

• ucellu, ocellu, aceddu

Etymology

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. Cognates include Italian uccello and French oiseau.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈt͡ʃelːu/

Noun

acellu m (plural acelli)

1. bird

References

• http://infcor.adecec.net/