mercuriale

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mercurialis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɛʁ.ky.ʁjal/
  • (file)
  • Homophones: mercurial, mercuriales

Noun

mercuriale f (plural mercuriales)

  1. (historical) A session of the French Parliament held on a Wednesday where the First President would denounce any injustices.
  2. (botany) mercury (Mercurialis)
    Synonym: ortie morte
    Hyponyms: mercuriale annuelle, mercuriale vivace
  3. (botany) Synonym of mercuriale annuelle (annual mercury) (Mercurialis annua)[1]
  4. reprimand, scolding

Derived terms

  • miel mercurial

See also

References

  1. mercuriale”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012. (as Plante annuelle)

Further reading

Italian

Adjective

mercuriale (plural mercuriali)

  1. mercurial (all senses)

Middle English

Noun

mercuriale

  1. Alternative form of mercurial
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