banquise
French
editEtymology
editMost likely from a North Germanic language; compare Norwegian pakkis, Danish pakis, Swedish packis, all formed from Old Norse pakki (“package, parcel”) and íss (“ice”), with probable influence from banc (compare German Eisbank (literally “ice bank”)).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbanquise f (plural banquises)
Descendants
edit- → Catalan: banquisa
- → Italian: banchisa
- → Portuguese: banquisa
- → Spanish: banquisa
- → Turkish: bankiz
Further reading
edit- “banquise”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.