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chêne

See also: chene, chén'ē, chéne, and Chène

French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French chesne, from Old French chesne, chaisne, chasne, from Vulgar Latin *cassanus (attested in Medieval Latin as casnus), probably from Gaulish kassanos. Some Old French forms possibly influenced by fraisne, fresne (cf. modern frêne). Compare Occitan casse, Franco-Provençal châno. See also Spanish quejigo, Galician caxigo, Aragonese caixico.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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chêne m (plural chênes)

  1. oak (tree), oak tree
    le chêne de mon jardin ― the oak in my garden
    un chêne millénaire ― a thousand-year-old oak
    la fable du chêne et du roseau ― the fable of the oak and the reed
  2. oak (wood)
    du chêne ― (some) oak
    le chêne de ce lit ― the oak of this bed
    un chêne moyen ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) (middle-aged wood, with intermediate color, young woods are more clear)
    une table en chêne, de chêne ― an oak table
    une table faite avec du chêne ― a table made from oak

Derived terms

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Further reading

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