baleine

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See also: baleiné

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Etymology

Inherited from Old French baleine, borrowed from Latin bālaena, from Ancient Greek φάλαινα (phálaina).

Pronunciation

Noun

baleine f (plural baleines)

  1. whale (mammal)
  2. whalebone
  3. (informal, offensive) landwhale

Derived terms

Verb

baleine

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

Further reading

Anagrams

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Latin bālaena, from Ancient Greek φάλαινα (phálaina)

Noun

baleine oblique singular, f (oblique plural baleines, nominative singular baleine, nominative plural baleines)

  1. whale (mammal)

Descendants

  • French: baleine
  • → Middle English: baleyne, balena
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