mercuriale

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mercurialis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛʁ.ky.ʁjal/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Homophones: mercurial, mercuriales

Noun

mercuriale f (plural mercuriales)

1. (historical) A session of the French Parliament held on a Wednesday where the First President would denounce any injustices.
2. (botany) mercury (Mercurialis)

   Synonym: ortie morte

   Hyponyms: mercuriale annuelle, mercuriale vivace

3. (botany) Synonym of mercuriale annuelle (“annual mercury”) (Mercurialis annua)
4. reprimand, scolding

Derived terms

• mercuriale annuelle
• mercuriale commune
• mercuriale femelle
• mercuriale mâle
• mercuriale sauvage
• mercuriale vivace

Related terms

• miel mercurial

See also

• sirop de longue vie

Further reading

• “mercuriale” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie françoise, 4th Edition (1762).
• “mercuriale” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie française, 8th Edition (1932–35).
• “mercuriale” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie française, 9th Edition (1992-).
• “mercuriale” in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse.
• “mercuriale” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.
• “mercuriale” in Dictionnaire Le Robert.
• “mercuriale”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Adjective

mercuriale (plural mercuriali)

1. mercurial (all senses)

Middle English

Noun

mercuriale

1. Alternative form of mercurial