roseau
See also: Roseau
French edit
Etymology edit
Derivative of ros (“reed”), from Middle French ros (“reed”), from Old French ros (“reed, tooth of a weaver's comb”) (compare Old French rosel (“reed”)), from Frankish *rausa (“reed”), from Proto-Germanic *rausą, *rauzą (“pipe, reed, shaft, tube”), from Proto-Indo-European *er- (“to move, excite, grow”). Cognate with Old High German rōr (“pipe”) (German Rohr (“tube”)), Old Norse reyrr (“reed”) (Danish rør (“reed, pipe, tube”)), Old English rysc (“reed, rush”). More at rush.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
roseau m (plural roseaux)
- common reed (Phragmites australis)
- (by extension) any reed
- quill, feather pen
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Further reading edit
- “roseau”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.