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sable.

sand

5 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/sabl//sɑbl/[sɑɔ̯bl]Quebec[sab]Louisiana
  1. sand

    masculine
    un grain de sable
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French, from Vulgar Latin sablum, from Latin sabulum, alternative form of sabulō. Compare sablon, which was used more often in Old French. Compare Italian sabbia, Occitan sabla.

noun/sabl//sɑbl/[sɑɔ̯bl]Quebec[sab]Louisiana
  1. the heraldic colour sable; black

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old French martre sable (“sable marten”), an animal. From Middle Low German sabel (compare Middle Dutch sabel, Middle High German zobel); ultimately from a Balto-Slavic word (compare Russian со́боль (sóbolʹ), Polish soból, Czech sobol). Compare also Persian سمور (samur). Doublet of zibeline.

verb/sabl//sɑbl/[sɑɔ̯bl]Quebec[sab]Louisiana
  1. inflection of sabler: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person
  2. inflection of sabler: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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