sentier
French
Etymology
From Old French sentier, from Vulgar Latin *semitārius, from Latin semita. Cognate to Spanish sendero, Italian sentiero; cf. also Gaulish sentos.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɑ̃.tje/
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Noun
sentier m (plural sentiers)
- path; pathway
Derived terms
- sortir des sentiers battus
Further reading
- “sentier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- entiers, étreins, inertes, reteins, retiens, rétines, sérient
Old French
Alternative forms
- senter
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *semitārius, from Latin semita.
Noun
sentier m (oblique plural sentiers, nominative singular sentiers, nominative plural sentier)
- path; pathway
Descendants
- French: sentier
- → Italian: sentiero
- →? Middle English: santren
- English: saunter