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vert.

green

4 characters1 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/vɛʁ//vaɛ̯ʁ/Quebec/væ(r)/Louisiana

  1. green

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French verd, vert, from Old French vert, from Late Latin virdis, syncopated from Classical Latin viridis. Compare Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish verde. The Old French -t is due to regular final devoicing. The feminine was originally also vert and was extended with -e only during Middle French times, thus keeping the devoiced sound.

adj/vɛʁ//vaɛ̯ʁ/Quebec/væ(r)/Louisiana

  1. green

  2. green, environmentally friendly

    figuratively
    capitalisme vert
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French verd, vert, from Old French vert, from Late Latin virdis, syncopated from Classical Latin viridis. Compare Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish verde. The Old French -t is due to regular final devoicing. The feminine was originally also vert and was extended with -e only during Middle French times, thus keeping the devoiced sound.

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