polaire

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French polaire, borrowed from Medieval Latin polāris (“relating to poles”), from Latin polus (“pole or end of an axis”), from Ancient Greek πόλος (pólos, “sky, pivot or axis of a sphere”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷolo- (“turn around”), from *kʷel- (“to move around, to roll or wheel”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔ.lɛʁ/
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Adjective

polaire (plural polaires)

  1. (relational) of a pole (of an axis); polar

Derived terms

Noun

polaire f (plural polaires)

  1. fleece
  2. fleece jacket

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