foudre.
lightning
Meaning & usage
lightning
coup de foudre
la foudre ne tombe jamais deux fois au même endroit
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old French foudre, from Latin fulgura, nominative plural of fulgur, from Proto-Italic *folgos. Alternatively, from fulgere.
thunderbolt
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old French foudre, from Latin fulgura, nominative plural of fulgur, from Proto-Italic *folgos. Alternatively, from fulgere.
foeder (large barrel used for aging beer or wine)
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Middle High German vuoder, from Old High German fuodar, from Proto-West Germanic *fōþr. Cognate with English fother, German Fuder, Dutch voer, voeder, etc.
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