lavande

French

Etymology

From Middle French lavande (ca. 1300), ultimately from Medieval Latin lavendula. The French form is said to derive from Italian lavanda, though the latter is attested significantly later. Alternatively it may be an independent dissimilation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la.vɑ̃d/

• Audio; “de la lavande”:

  (file)

Noun

lavande f (plural lavandes)

1. lavender (the plant)

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• Vandale, vandale

Italian

Noun

lavande f

1. plural of lavanda

Anagrams

• Lendava, vandale

Latin

Participle

lavande

1. vocative masculine singular of lavandus

Norman

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

lavande f (plural lavandes)

1. (Jersey) common lavender

Derived terms

• lavande cotonnée (“lavender cotton”)

Romanian

Noun

lavande

1. plural of lavandă