orchidée
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French
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin Orchideae, Orchidaceae, an irregular formation from Latin orchis, from Ancient Greek ὄρχις (órkhis).
Pronunciation
Noun
orchidée f (plural orchidées)
Descendants
- → German: Orchidee
- → Malagasy: orkide
- → Norwegian: orkidé
- → Romanian: orhidee
- → Swedish: orkidé
- → Turkish: orkide
Further reading
- “orchidée”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.