tchêne
Franc-Comtois
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *cassanus, from Gaulish kassanos.
Noun
tchêne m (plural tchênes)
References
- Oberli, Marie-Louis (2006) Patois - Français : Le Djâsaie De Tchie Nos, Glossaire Patois des Franches-Montagnes[1] (in French)
Norman
Etymology 1
From Old Northern French *quesne (compare Old French chesne), from Vulgar Latin *cassanus, from Gaulish [Term?].
Noun
tchêne m (plural tchênes)
Alternative forms
- kyeen (Sark)
Derived terms
- parmésan dé tchêne
- pomme dé tchêne (“oak gall”)
- tchênelle (“acorn”)
- vèrt tchêne (“evergreen oak, holm oak”)
Etymology 2
From Old French cane (“sugar cane”), from Latin canna (“reed”), from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna), from Akkadian 𒄀 (qanû, “reed”), from Sumerian 𒄀𒈾 (gi.na).
Noun
tchêne f (plural tchênes)
Derived terms
- donner la tchêne (“to cane”)