cèdre

See also: cedre

French

cèdre du Liban – Cedrus libani

Etymology

Inherited from Old French cedre, from Latin cedrus, from Ancient Greek κέδρος (kédros).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛdʁ/

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Noun

cèdre m (plural cèdres)

1. (botany) cedar (Cedrus)

Derived terms

• cèdre de Chypre
• cèdre de l’Atlas
• cèdre de l’Himalaya
• cèdre du Liban
• pays du Cèdre

 

Descendants

• → Persian: سدر (sedr)
  • → Azerbaijani: sidr
• → Ottoman Turkish: سدر (sedr, sedir)
  • Turkish: sedr, sedir
  • →? Azerbaijani: sidr (“cedar”) (by confusion)

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• céder

Norman

Etymology

From Old French cedre, from Latin cedrus, from Ancient Greek κέδρος (kédros).

Noun

cèdre m (plural cèdres)

1. (Jersey) cedar