hélicoptère

French

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἕλιξ (hélix, “spiral”) +‎ πτερόν (pterón, “wing”).

Coined in 1861 by Gustave de Ponton d'Amécourt.

Pronunciation

^{(mute h)} IPA^(key): /e.li.kɔp.tɛʁ/
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Noun

hélicoptère m (plural hélicoptères)

helicopter

Derived terms

porte-hélicoptères

Related terms

Descendants

→ Danish: helikopter
→ English: helicopter
- → Amharic: ሄሊኮፕተር (helikoptär)
- → Cebuano: helikopter
- → Malay: helikopter
- → Tagalog: helikopter
→ Polish: helikopter
→ Romanian: elicopter
→ Serbo-Croatian: helikopter
→ Turkish: helikopter

Further reading

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

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