jacobin

See also: Jacobin

English
a black jacobin, Florisuga fusca

Etymology

From Jacobin (“Dominican friar”), comparing the dark colors above and white underneath with a Jacobin's black cloak and white habit.

Noun

jacobin (plural jacobins)

  1. Any hummingbird in the genus Florisuga.

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʒa.kɔ.bɛ̃/
  • Audio (Alsace, France):(file)

Adjective

jacobin (feminine jacobine, masculine plural jacobins, feminine plural jacobines)

  1. Jacobin

Noun

jacobin m (plural jacobins)

  1. Jacobin

Further reading

Romanian

Noun

jacobin m (plural jacobini)

  1. Obsolete form of iacobin.

Declension
Declension of jacobin
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) jacobin jacobinul (niște) jacobini jacobinii
genitive/dative (unui) jacobin jacobinului (unor) jacobini jacobinilor
vocative jacobinule jacobinilor

References
  • jacobin in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
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