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planche

See also: planché

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French planche (“board”). Doublet of plank.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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planche (plural planches)

  1. (gymnastics) A position where the gymnast is horizontal and face-down, using only the hands as support.

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Asturian

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Verb

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planche

  1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive of planchar

Danish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French planche, from Latin phalanga.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /planɡsjɘ/, [ˈpʰlɑŋɕɘ]

Noun

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planche c (singular definite planchen, plural indefinite plancher)

  1. plate (illustration)
  2. poster

Inflection

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Declension of planche
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative planche planchen plancher plancherne
genitive planches planchens planchers planchernes

French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French planche, from Vulgar Latin planca, contracted from palanca, from Latin phalanga, from Ancient Greek φάλαγξ (phálanx).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /plɑ̃ʃ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Audio (Paris):(file)

Noun

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planche f (plural planches)

  1. board
  2. spread (picture covering a whole page)
  3. plank
  4. woodcut
  5. board (used for sport, e.g. skateboard or surfboard)
  6. (figuratively) plank, beanpole (very thin person)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • → Catalan: planxa
  • → Czech: planš (“piste”)
  • → Danish: planche (“poster”)
  • → English: planche
  • → Portuguese: prancha
  • → Spanish: plancha (“iron, plank”)

Verb

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planche

  1. inflection of plancher:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

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Further reading

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Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Vulgar Latin planca, contracted from palanca, from Latin phalanga, possibly through the influence of planus. The Latin term derives from Ancient Greek φάλαγξ (phálanx).

Noun

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planche oblique singular, f (oblique plural planches, nominative singular planche, nominative plural planches)

  1. plank; board (piece of wood)

Descendants

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  • Anglo-Norman: planke (see there for further descendants)
  • French: planche (see there for further descendants)
  • Norman: plianche

References

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  • Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (planche, supplement)

Spanish

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Verb

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planche

  1. inflection of planchar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative
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