entour

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French entour, from Old French entor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.tuʁ/

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Noun

entour m (plural entours)

1. (in the plural) surroundings
2. circumlocution
3. entourage

Derived terms

• à l’entour

 

Related terms

• alentour
• alentours
• autour

Further reading

• “entour”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Middle French

Etymology

Old French entor.

Preposition

entour

1. around; surrounding
   • 1488, Jean Dupré, Lancelot du Lac, page 53:

     si regarda les dames & les damoiselles qui entour elle estoient

     then she looked at the ladies and the damsels that were around her

Descendants

• French: entour

References

• entour on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)