étain
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle French estain, from Old French estain, from Latin stannum, stagnum, of Celtic origin, from Proto-Celtic *stagnos.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
étain m (usually uncountable, plural étains)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “étain”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.