alêne

See also: alene, ålene, and alène

French

Alternative forms

• alène

Etymology

Inherited from Old French alesne, from Vulgar Latin *alisna (“awl”), from Frankish *alisnu, *alasnu (“awl”). Doublet of lésine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.lɛn/

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• Homophones: alène, alènes, allen, Allen, allène, allènes, haleine, haleines, halène, halènent, halènes
• Rhymes: -ɛn

Noun

alêne f (plural alênes)

1. awl

Derived terms

• alêné

Related terms

• alénier, alênier

Further reading

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

Norman

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Noun

alêne f (plural alênes)

1. (Jersey) awl