lavande
French
Etymology
From Middle French lavande (ca. 1300), ultimately from Medieval Latin lavendula. The French form is said to derive from Italian lavanda, though the latter is attested significantly later. Alternatively it may be an independent dissimilation.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /la.vɑ̃d/
Audio; “de la lavande”: (file)
Noun
lavande f (plural lavandes)
- lavender (the plant)
Descendants
- → Romanian: lavandă
Further reading
- “lavande”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
Italian
Noun
lavande f
- plural of lavanda
Anagrams
Latin
Participle
lavande
- vocative masculine singular of lavandus
Norman
Etymology
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Noun
lavande f (plural lavandes)
Derived terms
- lavande cotonnée (“lavender cotton”)
Romanian
Noun
lavande
- plural of lavandă