chaudiere

Old French

Alternative forms

• chaldiere, chadiere, jaldiere
• chaldere, chaldire
• chaudere, chaudire, chadere, chaudre
• caldere, caudere (northern)
• chalder, chauder m^?

Etymology

From Late Latin caldāria, -um (“cooking-pot”), derived from Latin caldus (“hot”).

Pronunciation

• (classical) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃau̯ˈd(j)ɛɾə/, (northern) /kau̯-/

Noun

chaudiere oblique singular, m (oblique plural chaudieres, nominative singular chaudieres, nominative plural chaudiere)

1. cooking-pot

Derived terms

• chauderon

Descendants

• French: chaudière
  • →? English: chowder
• Norman: chaûdgiéthe, caûguière, caudière
• Walloon: tchôdîre

References

• chaudere on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub
• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “caldaria”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 2: C Q K, page 75