chaudun

Old French

Alternative forms
  • caldun, caudun (Northern)

Etymology

Inherited from Medieval Latin caldūmen, from caldus (“warm”) +‎ -men (abstract nominal suffix). Compare chaud.[1]

Pronunciation
  • (early) IPA(key): /tʃalˈdyn/, (northern) /kalˈdyn/
  • (classical) IPA(key): /tʃau̯ˈdyn/, (northern) /kau̯ˈdyn/
  • (late) IPA(key): /ʃau̯ˈdyn/, (northern) /kau̯ˈdyn/

Noun

chaudun oblique singular, m (oblique plural chauduns, nominative singular chauduns, nominative plural chaudun)

  1. The intestines or entrails of an animal.[2]
  2. A sauce made from these entrails.

Derived terms
  • chaudumel
  • chaudumer

Descendants
  • Middle French: chaudun, chauldun
  • Norman: chaudin
  • Picard: chaudin
  • Poitevin-Saintongeais: chàudin
  • → Middle High German: kaldūne
    • German: Kaldaunen
    • → Czech: kaldoun
    • → Serbo-Croatian:
      • Latin script: kalduni
      • Cyrillic script: калдуни
    • → Upper Sorbian: kałdony
    • → Lower Sorbian: kałduna, kałdyna
  • → Middle Low German: kaldūne
    • Low German: Kalduun
    • → Polish: kałdun, kołdun
      • → Kashubian: kałdun
      • ⇒ Polish: kołduny
        • → Belarusian: калдуны́ (kalduný)
        • → Lithuanian: koldūnai
        • → Russian: колдуны́ (kolduný) (dialectal)
    • → Swedish: kallun

References
  1. Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*caldūmen”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 2: C Q K, page 78
  2. “CHAUDUN m.”, in DEAF: Dictionnaire Étymologique de l'Ancien Français, Heidelberg: Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1968-.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.