ornière
French
Etymology
Alteration, under the influence of orne, of Old French ordiere, inherited from Vulgar Latin *orbitaria, from Latin orbita.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔʁ.njɛʁ/
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Noun
ornière f (plural ornières)
- rut (groove in a road)
- (figurative) habit; routine
- sortir de l'ornière ― get out of a rut
Further reading
- “ornière”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.