amerrissage

French

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd
    Proto-Italic *ad
    Proto-Italic *ad-
    Latin ad-
    Old French a-
    French a-
    Proto-Indo-European *mer-?
    Proto-Indo-European *móri
    Proto-Italic *mari
    Latin mare
    Old French mer
    Middle French mer
    French mer
    Proto-Italic *-jezi
    Proto-Indo-European *-os
    Latin -ereinflu.
    Latin -īre
    French -ir
    French amerrir
    French -age
    French amerrissage

    From amerrir (“to splash down”) +‎ -age.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /a.mɛ.ʁi.saʒ/ ~ /a.me.ʁi.saʒ/
    • Audio:(file)

    Noun

    amerrissage m (plural amerrissages)

    1. (aeronautics) splashdown (landing into water)
    2. (aviation) ditching (crash-landing into water)

    Descendants

    • → Portuguese: amerissagem, amerrissagem

    Further reading

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