acier
See also: acièr
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old French acier, acer, from Late Latin aciārium, from Latin acies, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp, pointed”). Compare Catalan acer, Galician aceiro, Italian acciaio, Occitan acièr, Portuguese aço, Spanish acero.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]acier m (plural aciers)
Derived terms
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “acier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
[edit]Old French
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Late Latin aciārium, from Latin acies.
Noun
[edit]acier oblique singular, m (nominative singular aciers)
- steel
- (by extension) a weapon made of steel; chiefly a sword
- c. 1180, Chrétien de Troyes, Lancelot ou le Chevalier de la charrette:
- Mainz cos des aciers poitevins
- Lots of blows by the Poitiers blades
Descendants
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