boulevard
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from French boulevard, from Middle French boulevard, bollevart, boulevars, bolevers, bollewerc (“promenade, avenue, rampart”), from Middle High German bolewerc, bolwerc (modern German Bollwerk) or Middle Dutch bolwerk (“bulwark, bastion”). Doublet of bulwark; more at bole, work.
PronunciationEdit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbuː.ləˌvɑːd/
- (US, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈbʊləvɑɹd/
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NounEdit
boulevard (plural boulevards)
- A broad, well-paved and landscaped thoroughfare.
- We live on Sunset Boulevard.
- The landscaping on the sides of a boulevard or other thoroughfare.
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
- boulevardier
- bulwark (doublet)
TranslationsEdit
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DanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from French boulevard, borrowed from Middle Dutch bolwerk (“bulwark, bastion”). Doublet of bolværk.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
boulevard
DeclensionEdit
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | boulevard | boulevarden | boulevarder | boulevarderne |
genitive | boulevards | boulevardens | boulevarders | boulevardernes |
DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from French boulevard, from Middle French bolevard, from Middle Dutch bolwerc (modern Dutch bolwerk).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
boulevard m (plural boulevards, diminutive boulevardje n)
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
- → Indonesian: bulevar
FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle French boulevard, bollevart, boulevars, bolevers, bollewerc (“promenade, avenue, rampart”), from Middle High German bolewerc, bolwerc (modern German Bollwerk) or Middle Dutch bolwerk (“bulwark, bastion”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
boulevard m (plural boulevards)
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “boulevard”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
ReferencesEdit
Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
ItalianEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from French boulevard.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
boulevard m
ReferencesEdit
- ^ boulevard in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
NormanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old French bollevart (“promenade, avenue, rampart”), from German Bollwerk or Middle Dutch.
NounEdit
boulevard m (plural boulevards)
SpanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From French boulevard. Doublet of baluarte.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
boulevard m (plural boulevards)