brèche
common noun
Syllable Decomposition
brèche(1119) from the Frankish breka "broken", adapted into Gallo-Roman as brecca with gemination (the Latin sicca gives sèche), as the word was borrowed at a time when voiceless simple intervocalic stops no longer existed in Gallo-Roman of the North.
Definitions
- tennis
- marine
- géologie
- marbrerie
- insectes
Synonyms
Plural
brèches
Translations
german:Königskerzen-Mönch
english:mullein moth
spanish:brecha
dutch:kuifvlinder
portuguese:fenda
russian:брешь
italian:breccia
See also
Brèches (pn.)