aéroplane

See also: aeroplane, æroplane, and aëroplane

French

Etymology

Coined by French aviation pioneer and sculptor Joseph Pline in 1855, from Ancient Greek ἀερόπλανος (aeróplanos, “wandering in air”), from ἀήρ (aḗr, “air”) + πλάνος (plános, “wandering”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.e.ʁɔ.plan/

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Noun

aéroplane m (plural aéroplanes)

1. (obsolete) aeroplane

   Synonym: avion

Descendants

• → English: aeroplane
• → German: Aeroplan
• → Italian: aeroplano
• → Portuguese: aeroplano
• → Romanian: aeroplan
• → Spanish: aeroplano

Further reading

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