raie.
ridge between furrows, balk (an unplowed strip of land)
Meaning & usage
ridge between furrows, balk (an unplowed strip of land)
une raie de champ
line
J'ai fait une raie.
tracer une raie au crayon, à la plume
scratch, mark
cleft (zone between the buttocks)
stripe
marbre marqué de raies noires
parting (of hair)
porter la raie au milieu, de côté
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *perḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *pr̥ḱéh₂ Proto-Celtic *ɸrikā Gaulish *ricābor.? Vulgar Latin [Term?] Old French roie French raie Inherited from Old French roie, from Vulgar Latin [Term?], probably from Gaulish *ricā (“furrow”), from Proto-Celtic *ɸrikā (“furrow”, compare Old Irish rech).
ray
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Latin raia.
inflection of rayer: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
inflection of rayer: second-person singular imperative
Where this word comes from
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