plumage

/pˈluːmədʒ/PLOO-muhj

/pˈlumədʒ/PLOO-muhj

Meaningfeathers

Common meaning: a bird's feathers

pluma soft featherLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1388 · scan
agenoun ending: an act, state or collection

Journey through time

Latinplūma, -ae‘a soft feather’
Frenchplumage
Englishplumage‘a bird's feathers’ · today

plum also in: plume

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin plūma ‘a soft feather’.

Roots

plūma, -ae Latin “a soft feather”

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