genevre

See also: génèvre

Old French

Alternative forms

  • geneivre, genoivre, geneifre, junevre

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin ziniperus, from Classical Latin iūniperus.

Noun

genevre oblique singular, m (oblique plural genevres, nominative singular genevres, nominative plural genevre)

  1. juniper
  2. juniper berry or extract from these berries

Descendants

  • French: genièvre
  • Jersey Norman: génèvre
  • → Middle Dutch: genever, geniver, jenever

References

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