lisière
See also: lisiere
French
Etymology
From Middle French, from Old French lisiere (“border on the sides of a cloth, edge”), of uncertain origin. Probably from Frankish *lisa (“rut, furrow, track”), from Proto-Germanic *lisō, *laistiz, *laista-, *laisō (“track, trace”), from Proto-Indo-European *leys- (“furrow, track”), related to Old High German lesa (“wrinkle, line”), Old English lāst (“footstep, track, trace”), Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍃 (laists, “track, trace”). Possibly influenced by Frankish *lista (“border, edge”), see liste, last.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /li.zjɛʁ/
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Noun
lisière f (plural lisières)
- edge
- Ils habitent une belle maison à la lisière de la forêt. ― They live in a pretty house at the edge of the forest.
- Synonym: orée
Further reading
- “lisière”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- résilie, résilié