alêne

See also: alene, ålene, and alène

French

Alternative forms

alène

Etymology

Inherited from Old French alesne, from Vulgar Latin *alisna (“awl”), from Frankish *alisnu, *alasnu (“awl”). Doublet of lésine.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a.lɛn/
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Homophones: alène, alènes, allen, Allen, allène, allènes, haleine, haleines, halène, halènent, halènes
Rhymes: -ɛn

Noun

alêne f (plural alênes)

awl

Derived terms

alêné

Related terms

alénier, alênier

Further reading

“alêne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Norman

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Noun

alêne f (plural alênes)

(Jersey) awl

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