moraine

common noun

Syllable Decomposition

moraine

from the Savoyard morena ("earth mound"), derived from a pre-Roman etymon murr- ("hillock, elevation" see morailles and morion) found in Catalan morro ("hillock"), Spanish moron ("id.") and the suffix -ena. see also the Basque muru "pile".

Definitions

géologie

Plural

moraines

Anagram

Translations

  • germangerman:Moräne
  • englishenglish:moraine
  • spanishspanish:morena

See also

létal (adj.) morainique (adj.) demi-mort (adj.) immortalisation (cn.) mort (cn.) mort (cn.) mort (adj.) mourir (v.) immortalité (cn.) immortel (adj.) immortaliser (v.) mortalité (cn.) mortuaire (adj.) mourant (adj.) mortel (adj.) létalité (cn.)