entour
French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French entour, from Old French entor.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑ̃.tuʁ/
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Derived terms
Further reading
- “entour”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle French
Etymology
Preposition
entour
- around; surrounding
- 1488, Jean Dupré, Lancelot du Lac, page 53:
- si regarda les dames & les damoiselles qui entour elle estoient
- then she looked at the ladies and the damsels that were around her
Descendants
- French: entour
References
- entour on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)
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