foudre

Bourguignon

Etymology

From German Fuder.

Noun

foudre m (plural foudres)

  1. barrel

Synonyms

Derived terms

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fudʁ/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old French foudre, from Latin fulgura, nominative plural of fulgur, from Proto-Italic *folgos. Alternatively, from fulgere.

Noun

foudre f (plural foudres)

  1. lightning
    Hyponyms: elfe, farfadet, jet bleu
    Coordinate terms: éclair, tonnerre, orage
    coup de foudrelightning strike
    la foudre ne tombe jamais deux fois au même endroitlightning never strikes twice

Noun

foudre m (plural foudres)

  1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
    un foudre de guerre(please add an English translation of this usage example)
  2. (heraldry) thunderbolt

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Middle High German vuoder, from Old High German fuodar, from Proto-West Germanic *fōþr. Cognate with English fother, German Fuder, Dutch voer, voeder, etc.

Noun

foudre m (plural foudres)

  1. foeder (large barrel used for aging beer or wine)
Descendants
  • Catalan: fudre
  • Spanish: fudre

Further reading

Norman

Etymology

From Old French foudre, from Latin fulgura, nominative plural of fulgur.

Noun

foudre f (plural foudres)

  1. (Jersey) thunderbolt

Old French

Etymology

From Latin fulgura, nominative plural of fulgur.

Noun

foudre oblique singularf (oblique plural foudres, nominative singular foudre, nominative plural foudres)

  1. lightning

Descendants