forêt
common nounproper noun
Syllable Decomposition
forêtfrom the late Latin forestis (silva) meaning 'forest (wood)' from forum (court): i.e. the initial meaning of 'forest belonging to the king's court' then 'territory reserved for the king's use' (see forestry in Old French which retains this specific meaning); (1121-34) forest ('vast area covered with trees').
Definitions
- botanique
- théorie des graphes
Synonyms
Plural
forêts
Hyperonym
Hyponyms
Translations
german:Wald
english:timberland
arabic:غابة
chinese:森林
korean:숲
danish:skov
spanish:bosque
finnish:metsä
greek:δρυμός
hebrew:יער
hindi:जंगल
italian:foresta
japanese:森林
dutch:foreest
polish:las
portuguese:mata
russian:лес
swedish:skog
thai:ป่า
turkish:orman
ukrainian:ліс
See also
sylvestre (adj.) forestier (adj.) forestier (cn.) sylvain (cn.) sylvain (adj.) Forêt (pn.) Forêts (pn.) forêtain (cn.)