chaffinchn.

Brit.

/ˈtʃafɪn(t)ʃ/, U.S.

/ˈtʃæˌfɪn(t)ʃ/

Forms:

α. Old English ceaffinc, Middle English chaffynch, Middle English chaffynche, 1500s chofinch, 1500s– chaffinch, 1600s chaffe-finch, 1600s (1800s English regional) chawfinch, 1700s chaffinge.

β. Middle English caffynche, 1500s cafinche, 1900s caffinch (Irish English (northern)), 1900s cafflinch (Irish English (northern)).

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: chaff n.¹, finch n.

Etymology: Apparently < chaff n.¹ + finch n., probably so named with reference to the bird's habits, as the chaffinch can be observed foraging for grain left on the ground after harvesting or threshing.Compare Middle High German mistuinke , denoting a type of finch, perhaps a chaffinch (German Mistfink , chiefly denoting a brambling, now regional), a name that also refers to the foraging habits of the bird, in this case with reference to refuse or manure (see mix n.¹). Perhaps compare also post-classical Latin furfurio , denoting a kind of bird that feeds on grain (a636 in Isidore), in a later British source identified with the chaffinch (compare quot. 1440 at sense 1), apparently < classical Latin furfur bran (see furfur n.). Notes on forms. With the β. forms compare the γ. forms at chaff n.¹ With the form cafflinch at β. forms perhaps compare flinch v.¹ Note on pronunciation. N.E.D. (1889) gives the pronunciation as (tʃɑ·finʃ), where (ɑ) represents what is pronounced by some speakers as a lengthened vowel /ɑː/ but by others as a short vowel /a/. However, other British dictionaries of the same period indicate a short vowel in this word, even where they show a lengthened vowel before a fricative in chaff n.¹ and similar words.

1. A common and widespread finch of Europe, western Asia, and North Africa, Fringilla coelebs, the male of which has a greyish-blue cap and pinkish face and breast, and the female predominantly brown and grey plumage, with white wing bars and outer tail feathers in both sexes.In quot. OE translating post-classical Latin scutatus (also scutacus), a bird name of uncertain meaning which is elsewhere translated into Old English as ragufinc, literally ‘lichen-finch’, a kind of finch, perhaps a chaffinch (for the first element see staneraw n.).

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OE Latin-Old Eng. Gloss. (Harl. 107) in Zeitschr. f. Deutsches Alterthum (1889) 33 241 Scutacis, ceaffinc.

Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 68 Caffynche, byrde, furfurio.

1577 T. Kendall Trifles f. 28 in tr. Politianus et al. Flowers of Epigrammes The Chaffinch showes when winter comes, whiche synges in Winter colde.

1616 G. Markham tr. C. Estienne et al. Maison Rustique (rev. ed.) vii. xliii. 708 Within the aire there shall feede diuers small birds, especially spinks, or chaffinches.

1768 G. White Let. 22 Jan. in Nat. Hist. Selborne (1789) 37 Vast flocks of chaffinches have appeared in the fields.

1845 C. Darwin Jrnl. (ed. 2) xvii. 379 Beaks..from one as large as that of a hawfinch to that of a chaffinch.

1923 W. Hudson Hind in Richmond Park i. 4 The pink-pink of a startled chaffinch.

2018 I. Tree Wilding (2019) x. 180 An unwary chaffinch is chased away.

2. In full blue chaffinch, Teydean chaffinch. Either of two finches of the genus Fringilla, found only in the Canary Islands, F. teydea (of Tenerife) and F. polatzeki (of Gran Canaria), which have predominantly blue plumage in the male.These birds were originally regarded as one species, F. teydea.

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1873 H. E. Dresser Hist. Birds Europe (1881) IV. 26 This [sc. the high districts of Teneriffe] is the habitat of the Teydean Chaffinch; and hence the obscurity that envelops its habits and nidification.

1913 Bird Notes Mar. 66 The Blue or Teydean Chaffinch is larger than our English species.

1973 C. B. Cox et al. Biogeography iii. 66 In the most westerly island, Palma, from which the blue chaffinch is for some reason absent, F. coelebs occupies the same range of forest habitats as in Europe.

2003 I. Newton Speciation & Biogeogr. Birds iii. 89 These two chaffinches [sc. Fringilla coelebs and F. teydea] look different and occur together without interbreeding.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2022).

单词	chaffinch
释义	chaffinchn. Brit. /ˈtʃafɪn(t)ʃ/, U.S. /ˈtʃæˌfɪn(t)ʃ/ Forms: α. Old English ceaffinc, Middle English chaffynch, Middle English chaffynche, 1500s chofinch, 1500s– chaffinch, 1600s chaffe-finch, 1600s (1800s English regional) chawfinch, 1700s chaffinge. β. Middle English caffynche, 1500s cafinche, 1900s caffinch (Irish English (northern)), 1900s cafflinch (Irish English (northern)). Origin: Apparently formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: chaff n.¹, finch n. Etymology: Apparently < chaff n.¹ + finch n., probably so named with reference to the bird's habits, as the chaffinch can be observed foraging for grain left on the ground after harvesting or threshing.Compare Middle High German mistuinke , denoting a type of finch, perhaps a chaffinch (German Mistfink , chiefly denoting a brambling, now regional), a name that also refers to the foraging habits of the bird, in this case with reference to refuse or manure (see mix n.¹). Perhaps compare also post-classical Latin furfurio , denoting a kind of bird that feeds on grain (a636 in Isidore), in a later British source identified with the chaffinch (compare quot. 1440 at sense 1), apparently < classical Latin furfur bran (see furfur n.). Notes on forms. With the β. forms compare the γ. forms at chaff n.¹ With the form cafflinch at β. forms perhaps compare flinch v.¹ Note on pronunciation. N.E.D. (1889) gives the pronunciation as (tʃɑ·finʃ), where (ɑ) represents what is pronounced by some speakers as a lengthened vowel /ɑː/ but by others as a short vowel /a/. However, other British dictionaries of the same period indicate a short vowel in this word, even where they show a lengthened vowel before a fricative in chaff n.¹ and similar words. 1. A common and widespread finch of Europe, western Asia, and North Africa, Fringilla coelebs, the male of which has a greyish-blue cap and pinkish face and breast, and the female predominantly brown and grey plumage, with white wing bars and outer tail feathers in both sexes.In quot. OE translating post-classical Latin scutatus (also scutacus), a bird name of uncertain meaning which is elsewhere translated into Old English as ragufinc, literally ‘lichen-finch’, a kind of finch, perhaps a chaffinch (for the first element see staneraw n.). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > arboreal families > family Fringillidae (finch) > [noun] > subfamily Fringillinae > fringilla coelebs (chaffinch) spinkc1425 chaffinchc1440 sheld-apple1544 shilfa1684 guinet1725 wheat-bird1747 piefinch1779 scobby1800 beech-finch1815 pink1816 twink1816 whitewing1854 spinkie1911 OE Latin-Old Eng. Gloss. (Harl. 107) in Zeitschr. f. Deutsches Alterthum (1889) 33 241 Scutacis, ceaffinc. Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 68 Caffynche, byrde, furfurio. 1577 T. Kendall Trifles f. 28 in tr. Politianus et al. Flowers of Epigrammes The Chaffinch showes when winter comes, whiche synges in Winter colde. 1616 G. Markham tr. C. Estienne et al. Maison Rustique (rev. ed.) vii. xliii. 708 Within the aire there shall feede diuers small birds, especially spinks, or chaffinches. 1768 G. White Let. 22 Jan. in Nat. Hist. Selborne (1789) 37 Vast flocks of chaffinches have appeared in the fields. 1845 C. Darwin Jrnl. (ed. 2) xvii. 379 Beaks..from one as large as that of a hawfinch to that of a chaffinch. 1923 W. Hudson Hind in Richmond Park i. 4 The pink-pink of a startled chaffinch. 2018 I. Tree Wilding (2019) x. 180 An unwary chaffinch is chased away. 2. In full blue chaffinch, Teydean chaffinch. Either of two finches of the genus Fringilla, found only in the Canary Islands, F. teydea (of Tenerife) and F. polatzeki (of Gran Canaria), which have predominantly blue plumage in the male.These birds were originally regarded as one species, F. teydea. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > arboreal families > family Fringillidae (finch) > [noun] > subfamily Fringillinae > other types of painted finch1731 1873 H. E. Dresser Hist. Birds Europe (1881) IV. 26 This [sc. the high districts of Teneriffe] is the habitat of the Teydean Chaffinch; and hence the obscurity that envelops its habits and nidification. 1913 Bird Notes Mar. 66 The Blue or Teydean Chaffinch is larger than our English species. 1973 C. B. Cox et al. Biogeography iii. 66 In the most westerly island, Palma, from which the blue chaffinch is for some reason absent, F. coelebs occupies the same range of forest habitats as in Europe. 2003 I. Newton Speciation & Biogeogr. Birds iii. 89 These two chaffinches [sc. Fringilla coelebs and F. teydea] look different and occur together without interbreeding. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2022). < n.OE
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