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tiercelet — [ tjɛrsəlɛ ] n. m. • 1373; dimin. de l a. fr. terçuel (XIIIe), lat. pop. °tertiolus, de tertius « tiers » ♦ Fauconn. Mâle de certains oiseaux de proie, plus petit d un tiers que la femelle. Tiercelet de faucon, d épervier. Absolt Faucon mâle. ●… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Tiercel — Tier cel, Tiercelet Tierce let, n. [OE. tercel, tercelet, F. tiercelet, a dim. of (assumed) tiercel, or LL. tertiolus, dim. fr. L. tertius the third; so called, according to some, because every third bird in the nest is a male, or, according to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tiercelet — Tiercel Tier cel, Tiercelet Tierce let, n. [OE. tercel, tercelet, F. tiercelet, a dim. of (assumed) tiercel, or LL. tertiolus, dim. fr. L. tertius the third; so called, according to some, because every third bird in the nest is a male, or,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tiercel — or tercel noun Etymology: Middle English tercel, from Anglo French, from Vulgar Latin *tertiolus, from diminutive of Latin tertius third; probably from the fact that the male is about one third smaller than the female Date: 14th century a male… … New Collegiate Dictionary
ТЕРЦЕРОЛЬ — итал. terzeruolo, от terzuolo, ястребиный или соколиный самец, прован. tersol, франц. tiercelet, сред. веков. латин, tertiolus, от лат. tertius, третий, потому что, по сказанию, в гнезде упомянутых птиц самец выводится третьим. Карманный пистолет … Словарь иностранных слов русского языка
tercel — /terr seuhl/, n. Falconry. the male of a hawk, esp. of a gyrfalcon or peregrine. Also, tercelet /terrs lit/, tiercel. [1350 1400; ME < MF terçuel < VL *tertiolus, equiv. to L terti(us) third + olus OLE1; prob. so called because the male is about… … Universalium
Terzel — Tẹr|zel 〈m. 5; Jägerspr.〉 abgerichteter (männl.) Jagdfalke [<ital. terzuolo „Männchen einiger Greifvögel“] * * * Tẹrzel [italienisch terzuolo, zu lateinisch tertius »der Dritte« (angeblich soll das dritte Junge im Falkennest ein Männchen… … Universal-Lexikon
Terzel — Ter|zel der; s, <über it. terzuolo aus mlat. tertiolus, eigtl. »der kleine Dritte«, Verkleinerungsbildung zu lat. tertius »Dritter«, weil angeblich das dritte Junge im Nest ein Männchen sein soll> (Jägerspr.) männlicher Falke … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
tercel — (n.) male falcon, late 14c., from O.Fr. tercel (c.1200), from M.L. tertiolus, from L. tertius third, a third, from root of tres three (see THREE (Cf. three)). Various theories as to why it is called this; one says it s because the males are a… … Etymology dictionary
tercel — ter•cel [[t]ˈtɜr səl[/t]] also terce•let [[t]ˈtɜrs lɪt[/t]] tiercel n. spo the male of a hawk, esp. of a gyrfalcon or peregrine • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME < MF terçuel < VL *tertiolus= L terti(us) third + olus ole I; prob. so called because … From formal English to slang
