foudre

Bourguignon

Etymology

From German Fuder.

Noun

foudre m (plural foudres)

  1. barrel

Synonyms

Derived terms

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fudʁ/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old French foudre, from Latin fulgura, nominative plural of fulgur, from Proto-Italic *folgos. Alternatively, from fulgere.

Noun

foudre f (plural foudres)

  1. lightning
    Hyponyms: elfe, farfadet, jet bleu
    Coordinate terms: éclair, tonnerre, orage
    coup de foudrelightning strike
    la foudre ne tombe jamais deux fois au même endroitlightning never strikes twice

Noun

foudre m (plural foudres)

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    un foudre de guerregrand warrior
  2. (heraldry) thunderbolt

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Middle High German vuoder, from Old High German fuodar, from Proto-West Germanic *fōþr. Cognate with English fother, German Fuder, Dutch voer, voeder, etc.

Noun

foudre m (plural foudres)

  1. foeder (large barrel used for aging beer or wine)
Descendants
  • Catalan: fudre
  • Spanish: fudre

Further reading

Norman

Etymology

From Old French foudre, from Latin fulgura, nominative plural of fulgur.

Noun

foudre f (plural foudres)

  1. (Jersey) thunderbolt

Old French

Etymology

From Latin fulgura, nominative plural of fulgur.

Noun

foudre oblique singular, f (oblique plural foudres, nominative singular foudre, nominative plural foudres)

  1. lightning

Descendants

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