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ardoise.

slate (rock)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/aʁ.dwaz/

  1. slate (rock)

    feminine

  2. a small, portable chalkboard

    feminine

  3. an unpaid bill

    feminine · figuratively

  4. slate (bar tab)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From vernacular Late Latin of Northern France like Vulgar Latin *ardēsia, possibly from Gaulish artuā or Gaulish root *ard(u)- (“high, in altitude”), found also in Ardu-enna (the Ardennes), a region where slate has been quarried for centuries.

adj/aʁ.dwaz/

  1. Similar in color to slate, a dark gray between neutral or blueish

    invariable
Where this word comes from

From vernacular Late Latin of Northern France like Vulgar Latin *ardēsia, possibly from Gaulish artuā or Gaulish root *ard(u)- (“high, in altitude”), found also in Ardu-enna (the Ardennes), a region where slate has been quarried for centuries.

verb/aʁ.dwaz/

  1. inflection of ardoiser: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person

  2. inflection of ardoiser: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
Where this word comes from

From vernacular Late Latin of Northern France like Vulgar Latin *ardēsia, possibly from Gaulish artuā or Gaulish root *ard(u)- (“high, in altitude”), found also in Ardu-enna (the Ardennes), a region where slate has been quarried for centuries.

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