écran
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle French écran, from Old French escran, escren, borrowed from Middle Dutch scherm, from Old Dutch *skirm, from Proto-West Germanic *skirmi, from Proto-Germanic *skirmiz.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
écran m (plural écrans)
- screen
- un écran de télévision ― a television screen
Usage notes edit
- Not to be confused with écrin (“jewel box”).
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “écran”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams edit
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from French écran.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: é‧cran
Noun edit
écran m (plural écrans)
- Alternative form of ecrã