See also: baleiné

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French baleine, borrowed from Latin bālaena, from Ancient Greek φάλαινα (phálaina).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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baleine f (plural baleines)

  1. whale (mammal)
  2. whalebone
  3. (informal, offensive) landwhale

Derived terms

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Verb

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baleine

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

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Latin bālaena, from Ancient Greek φάλαινα (phálaina)

Noun

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baleine oblique singularf (oblique plural baleines, nominative singular baleine, nominative plural baleines)

  1. whale (mammal)

Descendants

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  • French: baleine
  • Middle English: baleyne, balena