pendule

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from French pendule.

Noun

pendule (plural pendules)

  1. (obsolete) A pendulum.

References

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɑ̃.dyl/
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Etymology 1

Clipping of Middle French funependule, a borrowing from Latin funependulus, from the ablative of funis + pendulus.

Noun

pendule m (plural pendules)

  1. pendulum
    Il a fait osciller le pendule de droite à gauche.
    He swung the pendulum from right to left.

Etymology 2

Ellipsis of horloge à pendule.

Noun

pendule f (plural pendules)

  1. pendulum clock
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Haitian Creole: pandil
  • Spanish: pandil

Further reading

Italian

Adjective

pendule

  1. feminine plural of pendulo

Latin

Adjective

pendule

  1. vocative masculine singular of pendulus