froment

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Franco-Provençal[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Latin frūmentum.

Noun[edit]

froment m (plural froments) (ORB)

  1. wheat
    Synonym: blât

References[edit]

  • froment in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
  • froment in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Middle French froment, from Old French furment, from Latin frūmentum (via a Vulgar Latin form without a long vowel).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /fʁɔ.mɑ̃/
  • Audio(file)

Noun[edit]

froment m (plural froments)

  1. (dated, agriculture) wheat, bread wheat, common wheat (Triticum aestivum)
  2. (Switzerland) (any) cereal (type of grass cultivated for its edible grains)

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Middle French[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old French frument, from Latin frūmentum.

Noun[edit]

froment m (plural froments)

  1. wheat

Synonyms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • French: froment
  • →? Middle English: furment, firment, frument

Old French[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Latin frūmentum, from fruor (“to enjoy”).

Noun[edit]

froment oblique singular, m (oblique plural fromenz or fromentz, nominative singular fromenz or fromentz, nominative plural froment)

  1. wheat

Descendants[edit]

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