c'mîn
Norman edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Northern French cemin (variant of Old French chemin), from Late Latin, Vulgar Latin cammīnus (“way”), from Gaulish [Term?]. Compare French chemin.
Pronunciation edit
Audio (Jersey) (file)
Noun edit
c'mîn m (plural c'mîns)
- (Jersey) path
- 2013 March, Geraint Jennings, “Mar martello”, in The Town Crier[1], archived from the original on 13 March 2016, page 20:
- Tout coumme y'a tréjous un tas d'martel'lie par les c'mîns à chutte saison-chîn.
- Nevertheless there's always a lot of hammering going on at this time of year.
Derived terms edit
- boulant hors-c'mîn (“off-road vehicle, off-roader”)
- c'mîn à bike (“bicycle path”)
- c'mîn d'fé (“railway”)
- c'mîn d'hal'lie (“towpath”)
- grand'c'mîn (“highway”)
- Les C'mîns d'St. Jacques (“the Milky Way”)
- meuthe-en-c'mîn (“black horehound”)