graine

common noun

Syllable Decomposition

graine

from Latin grana, plural of the neuter granum ('grain') which became feminine singular in Vulgar Latin. The sense of 'silkworm egg' is a calque from the Arabic حب, ḥabb ('berry'), a word used metaphorically to designate the cochineal.

Definitions

botanique
zoologie
géologie

Synonym

semence

Plural

graines

Translations

  • germangerman:Korn
  • englishenglish:speck
  • danishdanish:kerne
  • spanishspanish:partícula
  • finnishfinnish:siemen
  • dutchdutch:zaadkorrel
  • polishpolish:ziarno
  • portugueseportuguese:semente
  • swedishswedish:korn

See also

graniter (v.) granité (adj.) granite (cn.) désengrener (v.) granulosité (cn.) grainer (v.) graines (v.) dégréner (v.) graniteux (adj.) grain (cn.) grenu (adj.) granulé (adj.) granule (cn.) granit (cn.) granaire (adj.) engrainage (cn.) granularité (cn.) granulaire (adj.) granitiser (v.) engrenage (cn.)