airain

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French arain, from Vulgar Latin *arāmen, variant of Late Latin aerāmen, derived from Latin aer-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛ.ʁɛ̃/, /e.ʁɛ̃/
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Rhymes: -ɛ̃

Noun

airain m (plural airains)

(literary, uncountable) any alloy based on bronze
(literary, countable) object made of this alloy

Derived terms

d’airain

Further reading

“airain”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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