mercuriale
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin mercurialis.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /mɛʁ.ky.ʁjal/
Audio (file) - Homophones: mercurial, mercuriales
Noun edit
mercuriale f (plural mercuriales)
- (historical) A session of the French Parliament held on a Wednesday where the First President would denounce any injustices.
- (botany) mercury (Mercurialis)
- Synonym: ortie morte
- Hyponyms: mercuriale annuelle, mercuriale vivace
- (botany) Synonym of mercuriale annuelle (“annual mercury”) (Mercurialis annua)[1]
- reprimand, scolding
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ “mercuriale”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012. (as Plante annuelle)
Further reading edit
- “mercuriale” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie françoise, 4th Edition (1762).
- “mercuriale” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie française, 8th Edition (1932–35).
- “mercuriale” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie française, 9th Edition (1992-).
- “mercuriale” in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse.
- “mercuriale” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.
- “mercuriale” in Dictionnaire Le Robert.
- “mercuriale”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian edit
Adjective edit
mercuriale (plural mercuriali)
- mercurial (all senses)
Middle English edit
Noun edit
mercuriale
- Alternative form of mercurial