neuches

Norman

Alternative forms
  • neuche (continental Norman)
  • neauche, nöch (Sark)

Etymology

From an Old Northern French variant of Old French noce, noces, from Vulgar Latin *noptiās, an alteration of Latin nuptiās, from nupta (“bride, wife”), perfect participle of nūbō, nūbere (“marry, wed”), from Proto-Indo-European *snewbʰo- (“to marry, to wed”). Compare French noces.

Noun

neuches f pl

  1. (Jersey, Guernsey, France) wedding

Derived terms
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