primevère

See also: primevere

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French prime vere (“spring”), from Late Latin prīma vēra (“early spring”). So-named because the flower blooms early in spring.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʁim.vɛʁ/

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Noun

primevère f (plural primevères)

1. primrose

Further reading

• “primevère” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.
• “primevère”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.