aéroplane
See also: aeroplane, æroplane, and aëroplane
French
Etymology
Term coined in 1855 by Joseph Pline, from Ancient Greek ἀερόπλανος (aeróplanos, “wandering in air”), from ἀήρ (aḗr, “air”) + πλάνος (plános, “wandering”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.e.ʁɔ.plan/
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Noun
aéroplane m (plural aéroplanes)
- (obsolete) aeroplane
- Synonym: avion
Descendants
- → English: aeroplane
- → Italian: aeroplano
- → Portuguese: aeroplano
- → Romanian: aeroplan
- → Spanish: aeroplano
Further reading
- “aéroplane”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.