peigne
See also: peigné
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɛɲ/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɛɲ
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old French peigne, from Latin pectinem.
Noun
peigne m (plural peignes)
- comb (toothed implement)
Derived terms
- passer au peigne fin
- peignoir (“barber's cape”)
- pignon (“pinion”)
- sale comme un peigne
Etymology 2
Verb
peigne
- inflection of peigner:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive of peindre
Further reading
- “peigne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Old French
Etymology
From Latin pecten, pectinem.
Noun
peigne oblique singular, m (oblique plural peignes, nominative singular peignes, nominative plural peigne)
- comb (toothed implement)
Descendants
- French: peigne, ⇒ empeigne(Please either change this template to {{desc}} or insert a ====Descendants==== section in peigne#French)
- → Catalan: empenya