poutre
See also: poutré
French edit
Etymology edit
From Old French poutre, probably from apocope of an earlier *poutrelle, from a Vulgar Latin *pultrella < pulitrella from the feminine of Latin pullitrum, ultimately from pullus (“colt, youngling”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
poutre f (plural poutres)
- (construction) beam, girder
- poutre à vive arête - square-edged beam
- (gymnastics) balance beam
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “poutre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams edit
Old French edit
Etymology edit
Probably from apocope of an earlier *poutrelle, from a Vulgar Latin *pultrella < pulitrella from the feminine of Latin pulliter, pullitrum, ultimately from pullus (“colt, youngling”).
Noun edit
poutre oblique singular, m (oblique plural poutres, nominative singular poutres, nominative plural poutre)
Descendants edit
- French: poutre