ardoise

See also: ardoisé

French

Etymology

From vernacular Late Latin of Northern France like Vulgar Latin *ardesia, possibly from Gaulish artuā or Gaulish root *ard(u)- (“high, in altitude”), found also in Ardu-enna (the Ardennes), a region where slate has been quarried for centuries.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aʁ.dwaz/
• Homophones: ardoisent, ardoises

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

ardoise f (plural ardoises)

1. slate (rock)
2. a small, portable chalkboard
3. (figuratively) an unpaid bill
4. slate (bar tab)

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: آردوأز (arduaz)
• → Portuguese: ardósia

Adjective

ardoise (invariable)

1. Similar in color to slate, a dark gray between neutral or blueish

gris ardoise:  

bleu ardoise:  

Verb

ardoise

1. inflection of ardoiser:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

References

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

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• doserai, érodais