esplanade
See also: Esplanade
English edit
Etymology edit
1590s, from French esplanade (“clear, level space”), from Spanish esplanada (explanada), form of esplanar (“to flatten, to make level”), from Latin explānāre, from which English explain; see also plain (“level area, to flatten”), and Italian spianata, from spianare.[1]
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɛspləˌneɪd/, /ˌɛspləˈnɑːd/
Audio (Southern England) (file) Audio (Southern England) (file) - (US) IPA(key): /ˈɛspləˌneɪd/, /ˈɛspləˌnɑd/
- Rhymes: -eɪd, -ɑːd
Noun edit
esplanade (plural esplanades)
- A clear space between a citadel and the nearest houses of the town.
- The glacis of the counterscarp, or the slope of the parapet of the covered way toward the country.
- A grass plat; a lawn.
- Any clear, level space used for public walks or drives; especially, a terrace by the seaside.
- (Texas) Grassy strips between two divided highway lanes; a traffic island.
Synonyms edit
- (public walk): promenade
Related terms edit
Translations edit
References edit
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024), “esplanade”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Anagrams edit
Danish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French esplanade.
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -aːdə
Noun edit
esplanade c (singular definite esplanaden, plural indefinite esplanader)
Declension edit
Declension of esplanade
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | esplanade | esplanaden | esplanader | esplanaderne |
genitive | esplanades | esplanadens | esplanaders | esplanadernes |
References edit
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
esplanade f (plural esplanades)
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “esplanade”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.