poids
common noun
Syllable Decomposition
poidsfrom Latin popular pēsum, in Latin pensum (weight of wool that a slave had to spin in a day). The d is due to a false regression to the Latin word pondus ('weight').
Definitions
- physique
- métrologie
- athlétisme
Translations
german:Gewicht
english:shot
spanish:bala
finnish:paino
greek:βάρος
italian:peso
dutch:gewicht
russian:вес
swedish:kula
See also
pondérabilité (cn.) impondéré (adj.) pondéral (adj.) impondérable (adj.) pondération (cn.) pondérer (v.) pondérable (adj.) pondéré (adj.) impondérabilité (cn.)