âtre
Franco-Provençal
Adjective
âtre (Beaujolais)
References
- âtre in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /atʁ/ ~ /ɑtʁ/
- Rhymes: -ɑtʁ
- Homophone: âtres
Etymology 1
From Old French astre, from Vulgar Latin *astracum, from Ancient Greek ὄστρακον (óstrakon, “potsherd”). Cognate with Galician ástrago.
Noun
âtre m (plural âtres)
Etymology 2
19th century, learned borrowing from Latin āter.
Adjective
âtre (plural âtres)
Further reading
- “âtre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
Ligurian
Adjective
âtre
- feminine plural of âtro
Pronoun
âtre f pl
- feminine plural of âtro
Norman
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *astracum, from Ancient Greek.
Noun
âtre m (plural âtres)
Derived terms
- âtrée (“hearthful”)
- critchet d'âtre (“house cricket”)