eyas

noun

ey·as ˈī-əs How to pronounce eyas (audio)

: an unfledged bird

specifically : a nestling hawk

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Eyas Originated as a Linguistic Mistake

Eyas is a funny-sounding word that exists because of a mistake. In the 15th century, Middle English speakers made an incorrect assumption about the word neias, which comes from the Anglo-French niais ("fresh from the nest"). "A neias" sounded like "an eias" to their ears, so the word lost that initial "n," eventually becoming "eyas." (There are other words in English that were created in this same fashion; for example, "an apron" used to be "a napron.") The change in spelling may have been suggested by other Middle English words like "ey" ("egg") and "eyry," which was a spelling of "aerie," the hawk's nest where an eyas would be found.

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Recent Examples on the Web About 54 eyases, or falcon chicks, have emerged from library rooftop scrapes over the years, library officials said.

Genevieve Bookwalter, chicagotribune.com, 6 Aug. 2019 The newest eyases were expected to begin flying in late June.

Genevieve Bookwalter, chicagotribune.com, 6 Aug. 2019 About 54 eyases have emerged from library rooftop scrapes over the years, library officials said.

Genevieve Bookwalter, chicagotribune.com, 6 June 2019 The newest eyases are expected to begin flying in about three weeks.

Genevieve Bookwalter, chicagotribune.com, 6 June 2019 The Chesapeake Conservancy, with aid from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, rescued the peregrine falcon eyas, or a young peregrine falcon, after it was found on the ground level of the building.

Phil Davis, baltimoresun.com, 6 June 2019

单词	eyas
释义	eyas noun ey·as ˈī-əs : an unfledged bird specifically : a nestling hawk Did you know? Eyas Originated as a Linguistic Mistake Eyas is a funny-sounding word that exists because of a mistake. In the 15th century, Middle English speakers made an incorrect assumption about the word neias, which comes from the Anglo-French niais ("fresh from the nest"). "A neias" sounded like "an eias" to their ears, so the word lost that initial "n," eventually becoming "eyas." (There are other words in English that were created in this same fashion; for example, "an apron" used to be "a napron.") The change in spelling may have been suggested by other Middle English words like "ey" ("egg") and "eyry," which was a spelling of "aerie," the hawk's nest where an eyas would be found. Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web About 54 eyases, or falcon chicks, have emerged from library rooftop scrapes over the years, library officials said. Genevieve Bookwalter, chicagotribune.com, 6 Aug. 2019 The newest eyases were expected to begin flying in late June. Genevieve Bookwalter, chicagotribune.com, 6 Aug. 2019 About 54 eyases have emerged from library rooftop scrapes over the years, library officials said. Genevieve Bookwalter, chicagotribune.com, 6 June 2019 The newest eyases are expected to begin flying in about three weeks. Genevieve Bookwalter, chicagotribune.com, 6 June 2019 The Chesapeake Conservancy, with aid from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, rescued the peregrine falcon eyas, or a young peregrine falcon, after it was found on the ground level of the building. Phil Davis, baltimoresun.com, 6 June 2019 Word History Etymology Middle English, alteration (by incorrect division of a neias) of neias, from Anglo-French niais taken in the nest, from Vulgar Latin nidax nestling, from Latin nidus* nest — more at nest First Known Use 15th century, in the meaning defined above
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eyas

noun

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