baleine
See also: baleiné
French
Etymology
From Old French baleine, borrowed from Latin bālaena, from Ancient Greek φάλαινα (phálaina).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ba.lɛn/
- (France, une baleine) IPA(key): [yn baˈlɛn]
- (France, une baleine) IPA(key): [yn baˈlɛn]
- (Eastern Quebec) IPA(key): [baˈlɛn]
- (Western Quebec) IPA(key): [baˈlẽɪ̯̃n], [baˈlæ̃ɪ̯̃n], [baˈlãɪ̯̃n]
- (Estrie, Quebec) IPA(key): [baˈlæ̃ɪ̯̃nə̆]
- (Estrie, Quebec) IPA(key): [baˈlæ̃ɪ̯̃nə̆]
- Rhymes: -ɛn
- Homophones: baleinent, baleines
Noun
baleine f (plural baleines)
- whale (mammal)
- whalebone
- (informal, offensive) landwhale
Derived terms
- baleine à bec
- baleine à bosse
- baleine à fanons
- baleine bleue
- baleine boréale
- baleine de Cuvier
- baleine de Minke
- baleine du Groenland
- baleine franche
- baleine grise
- baleine pilote
- baleine pygmée
- baleiner
- baleinier
- baleinière
- requin baleine
- rire comme une baleine
Verb
baleine
- inflection of baleiner:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “baleine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- abélien
Old French
Alternative forms
- balaine
Etymology
Latin bālaena, from Ancient Greek φάλαινα (phálaina)
Noun
baleine f (oblique plural baleines, nominative singular baleine, nominative plural baleines)
- whale (mammal)
Descendants
- French: baleine
- → Middle English: baleyne, balena
- English: baleen