出典:Wiktionary
Late Latin, of uncertain and disputed origin, but probably from Germanic given the early attestation and widespread use of the word in Germanic. Perhaps from Old High German falco, falcho, falucho (“falcon”), from Proto-West Germanic *falkō, from Proto-Germanic *falkô (“falcon", 字義どおりに, "grey bird”), from Proto-Indo-European *polH-, *pelH- (“grey, bluish”). Cognate with Old Saxon falko (“falcon”), 古期英語 *fealca, fealcen (“falcon”), Old Norse fálki (“falcon”), Old High German falo (“pale”), Latin pullus (“dusky coloured, blackish”). More at fallow.
Alternate etymology connects Late Latin falco to Latin falx (“sickle, hook”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰelk-, *dʰelg- (“a cutting tool”) due to the bird's curved beak and talons, but this derivation is usually regarded as folk-etymology[1].
Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | falcō | falcōnēs |
Genitive | falcōnis | falcōnum |
Dative | falcōnī | falcōnibus |
Accusative | falcōnem | falcōnēs |
Ablative | falcōne | falcōnibus |
Vocative | falcō | falcōnēs |
the stork
くび
boxfishes
マカーク