églantier
French
Etymology
From Old French aiglant (“wild rosebush”) + -ier, with the first element derived from an apparent Vulgar Latin *aquilentum, an irregular derivative of Latin aculeus (“sting, prickle”) + -ulentum (“full of”), possibly a substantivized adjective. The later addition of the suffix -ier is in line with several French names of trees, cf. pommier (“apple-tree”), from pomme (“apple”) + -ier, or genévrier (“juniper tree”), from genièvre + -ier.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e.ɡlɑ̃.tje/
Noun
églantier m (plural églantiers)
- (botany) wild rosebush
See also
- gratte-cul
- cynorhodon
Further reading
- “églantier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- intégrale, réglaient