primevère
See also: primevere
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old French prime vere (“spring”), from Late Latin prīma vēra (“early spring”). So-named because the flower blooms early in spring.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
primevère f (plural primevères)
Further reading edit
- “primevère” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.
- “primevère”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.