ivraie
French
editEtymology
editFrom Late Latin ēbriāca (“drunken”) (the grains of the plant are slightly intoxicating), from Latin ēbrius, whence French ivre.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editivraie f (plural ivraies)
- ryegrass (Lolium)
- Synonym: ray-grass
- darnel, cockle (Lolium temulentum)
- Synonym: ivraie enivrante
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “ivraie” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie française, 8th Edition (1932–35).
- “ivraie” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie française, 9th Edition (1992-).
- “ivraie” in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse.
- “ivraie” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.
- “ivraie” in Dictionnaire Le Robert.
- “ivraie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norman
editEtymology
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Noun
editivraie f (plural ivraies)
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