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fringilla.

a small bird, possibly the robin or the chaffinch

9 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[frɪŋˈɡɪl.la]Classical-Latin[frin̠ʲˈd͡ʒil.la]

  1. a small bird, possibly the robin or the chaffinch

    Classical-Latin · declension-1 · feminine

  2. finch

    New-Latin · declension-1 · feminine
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰereg- (“to make a noise, growl, bark”) (with the diminutive suffix -illa), from *bʰer- (“to drone, hum, buzz”). Cognate with English bark, Latin frigūtiō (“to chirp”), Lithuanian burgė́ti (“to growl, grumble, grouch, quarrel”) and Serbo-Croatian brgljati (“to murmur”).

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