lanière
See also: laniere
French
Etymology
From Middle French laniere, from Old French lasniere (compare Old French lasne (“strap, thong”), alteration of earlier nasliere, from nasle (“strap, thong”) from Old Dutch *nastila, from Proto-Germanic *nastilō (“strap”), from Proto-Indo-European *ned- (“to knot”). Akin to Old High German nestila (“band, strap”) (German Nestel (“string, strap, lace”)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /la.njɛʁ/
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Noun
lanière f (plural lanières)
- a strap, lanyard
- (by extension) a strip
Further reading
- “lanière”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- enliera