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Appendix 12 : Circle and birds - Le cercle et l'oiseau

Terms for birds with a rounded body, or birds circling in the air. Termes désignant, entre autres, des oiseaux de forme arrondie, soit surtout, des espèces décrivant des cercles en volant.

12.1.1 -r Rounded - rond

Anc.Greekhorostime of day, hour, year (revolving time)
l.horahour
Engl.hourhour
Roman.horâround, a kind of dance
Ossetishhorsun
drav.irruround
Pers.Irun, Iranland of the Levant (often pronounced irun in Iran)
Ossetishirun(adj.) Ossetish
HindiArunachal Pradeshprovince of the rising sun (the round celestial body)
Hitt.Arinnagoddess of the sun
Berb.aruegg
Basqueerru, arrontzaegg
Galice: Gudiñaareaegg
Basquearocircle
Franç.: Béarn.aròucircle
Span.aroring
Ital.: Sard.árraid.
Lat.areasurface
Franç.airesurface, nest of birds of prey. Ancient graphs: aeria,aarier,ahairier,aairier, Engl. eyrie
Engl.eyrie, aeriecalques of French
Franç.airellecranberry
Gael.I.airnésloe
Cymriceirinensloe, testicule
Skr.aranusloe
Basquearánsloe
Cat.aranyósloe
Franç.arènearena, rink, hereunder (no relatin to Span. arena "sand", cf. rinkð12.1.7.)
Galicearolasea shell
Franç.: VSarolea species of pine producing spherical cones
Alb.arrëznut, nape
Alb.krye-arrëzBlack-bellied Plover, 162
Russianarexnut
Bulg.orexceWren, 406
Anc.GreekorchilosWren, 406
Anc.Greekorchistesticle
Aroman.arucutósround
Aroman.aroatâwheel; Wren, 406
Engl.earexternal organ of hearing (roundish shape)
Franç.oreilleear
Franç.oreille (de rat, etc.)various plants with rounded leaves

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