désert

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See also: desert, desèrt, and deșert

French

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /de.zɛʁ/
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Etymology 1

Inherited from Old French desert, borrowed from Latin dēsertum (according to the Trésor de la Langue Française).

Noun

désert m (plural déserts)

  1. desert
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Etymology 2

Inherited from Old French desert, borrowed from Latin dēsertus.

Adjective

désert (feminine déserte, masculine plural déserts, feminine plural désertes)

  1. deserted
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