French edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old French sentier, from Early Medieval Latin sēmitārius, derived from Latin sēmita (whence sente).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /sɑ̃.tje/
  • (file)

Noun edit

sentier m (plural sentiers)

  1. path; pathway
    Synonyms: chemin, route
    sortir des sentiers battusto go off the beaten track
    sentier de chèvresteep path

Further reading edit

Anagrams edit

Old French edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Early Medieval Latin sēmitārius, derived from Latin sēmita. Attested from ca. 1100 (Song of Roland).[1]

Noun edit

sentier oblique singularm (oblique plural sentiers, nominative singular sentiers, nominative plural sentier)

  1. path; pathway

Descendants edit

  • French: sentier
  • Italian: sentiero
  • ? Middle English: santren

References edit

  1. ^ sentier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.