forêt
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Franco-Provençal
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Early Medieval Latin forestis.
Noun
forêt f (plural forêts)
References
- forêt in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu
Further information
- ALF: Atlas Linguistique de la France – map 594: “forêt” – on lig-tdcge.imag.fr
- forêt in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “forestis”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 3: D–F, page 708
French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French forest, from Old French forest, from Early Medieval Latin forestis (silva).
Pronunciation
Noun
forêt f (plural forêts)
- forest
- Hyponyms: aciculisylve, forêt primaire, forêt secondaire, ripisylve
Derived terms
Related terms
See also
Further reading
- “forêt”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Anagrams
Norman
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old French forest, from Early Medieval Latin forestis.