âtre
Franco-Provençal
Adjective
âtre (Beaujolais)
References
- âtre in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /atʁ/ ~ /ɑtʁ/
Audio (France (Toulouse)): (file) Audio (France (Vosges)): (file) - Rhymes: -ɑtʁ
- Homophone: âtres
Etymology 1
From Old French astre, from Vulgar Latin *astracum, from Ancient Greek ὄστρακον (óstrakon, “potsherd”). Cognate with Galician ástrago.
Noun
âtre m (plural âtres)
- hearth
- 1857, Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary […][1], Paris: Michel Lévy Frères:
- On avait séché l'écriture avec les cendres du foyer, car un peu de poussière grise glissa de la lettre sur sa robe, et elle crut presque apercevoir son père se courbant vers l'âtre pour saisir les pincettes.
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Etymology 2
19th century, learned borrowing from Latin āter.
Adjective
âtre (plural âtres)
Further reading
- “âtre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
Anagrams
Ligurian
Adjective
âtre
- feminine plural of âtro
Pronoun
âtre f pl
- feminine plural of âtro
Norman
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *astracum, from Ancient Greek.
Noun
âtre m (plural âtres)
Derived terms
- âtrée (“hearthful”)
- critchet d'âtre (“house cricket”)