charnière
French
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *cardināria, from Classical Latin cardō, cardinem. Unrelated to French charnier.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃaʁ.njɛʁ/
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Noun
charnière f (plural charnières)
- hinge
- joint (of a bone)
- (figuratively) turning point (pivotal moment)
- (philately) hinge
Related terms
- cardinal
- carne (“angle”)
- encharner
Descendants
- → German: Scharnier
- → Italian: cerniera
- → Piedmontese: sarnera
- → Portuguese: charneira
Further reading
- “charnière”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- enchérira