phare
English edit
Etymology edit
From French phare. Doublet of Pharos and Hvar.
Noun edit
phare (plural phares)
Anagrams edit
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin pharus, itself from Ancient Greek Φάρος (Pháros).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
phare (plural phares)
- leading, signature, key, flagship
- “La vie en rose” est une des chansons phares d’Édith Piaf.
- “La vie en rose” is one of Edith Piaf's signature songs.
Noun edit
phare m (plural phares)
- lighthouse
- lantern (in a lighthouse)
- headlight (of a vehicle)
- headlamp (of a vehicle)
- (figuratively) beacon, luminary
- (nautical) The set of sails on the mast.
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Bulgarian: фар (far)
- → English: phare
- → Khmer: ហ្វារ (faa)
- → Luxembourgish: Phar
- → Macedonian: фар (far)
- → Moore: faare
- → Romanian: far
- → Russian: фара (fara)
- → Crimean Tatar: fara
- → Turkish: far
- → Vietnamese: pha
Further reading edit
- “phare”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpʰa.re/, [ˈpʰärɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfa.re/, [ˈfäːre]
Noun edit
phare
Middle English edit
Noun edit
phare
- Alternative form of fare