cylindre
See also: cylindré
Danish
Alternative forms
Noun
cylindre c
- indefinite plural of cylinder
French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French chilindre, cylindre, that borrowed from Latin cylindrus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek κύλινδρος (kúlindros). Doublet of calandre.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /si.lɛ̃dʁ/
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Noun
cylindre m (plural cylindres)
Derived terms
- cylindrage
- cylindrée
- cylindrer
- cylindreur
- cylindrique
Descendants
Verb
cylindre
- inflection of cylindrer:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “cylindre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
Noun
cylindre
- vocative singular of cylindrus