désert

See also: desert, desèrt, and deșert

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /de.zɛʁ/
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Etymology 1

Inherited from Old French desert, borrowed from Latin dēsertum (according to the Trésor de la Langue Française).

Noun

désert m (plural déserts)

desert

Derived terms

See also

aridité

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old French desert, borrowed from Latin dēsertus.

Adjective

désert (feminine déserte, masculine plural déserts, feminine plural désertes)

deserted

Related terms

déserter

See also

inhabité

Further reading

“désert”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
“désert” in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse.
“désert” in Dico en ligne Le Robert.

Paronyms

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