étang

See also: Étang and ē-tàng

French

Etymology

Derived from the Old French verb estanchier, through an earlier form estanc. Unrelated to Latin stāgnum (“pond”), which influenced the change in spelling from ⟨c⟩ to ⟨g⟩.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.tɑ̃/

• Audio:

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• Homophone: étant

Noun

étang m (plural étangs)

1. pond (small lake, often shallow)
2. lagoon (especially on the Mediterranean coast)

   Étang de Thau ― Thau Lagoon

   • 1946, Charles Trenet (lyrics and music), “La Mer”:

     Voyez, près des étangs, / ces grands roseaux mouillés / Voyez, ces oiseaux blancs / et ces maisons rouillées

     See, by the lagoons, / those tall, wet reeds / See, those white birds / and those rusty houses

Further reading

• “étang”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• agent, gante, ganté, géant, gênât

Sundanese

Romanization

étang

1. Romanization of ᮆᮒᮀ