chenu

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French chenu, inherited from Late Latin cānūtus, from Latin cānus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃə.ny/
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Adjective

chenu (feminine chenue, masculine plural chenus, feminine plural chenues)

  1. hoary, snow-capped
  2. grey-haired, grey-headed
  3. elderly

Derived terms

Further reading

Old French

Etymology

From Late Latin cānūtus, from Latin cānus.

Adjective

chenu m (oblique and nominative feminine singular chenue)

  1. old; aged

Declension

Declension of chenu
Number Case Masculine Feminine Neuter
Singular Subject chenus chenue chenu
Oblique chenu chenue chenu
Plural Subject chenu chenues chenu
Oblique chenus chenues chenu

Noun

chenu oblique singular, m (oblique plural chenus, nominative singular chenus, nominative plural chenu)

  1. old person

Declension

  Declension of chenu  
Number Case Masculine Feminine
Singular Subject chenus chenue
Oblique chenu chenue
Plural Subject chenu chenues
Oblique chenus chenues

Descendants

  • French: chenu

Swahili

Adjective

chenu

  1. Ki class inflected form of -enu.
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