primevère

See also: primevere

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French prime vere (“spring”), from Late Latin prīma vēra (“early spring”). So-named because the flower blooms early in spring.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pʁim.vɛʁ/
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Noun

primevère f (plural primevères)

primrose

Further reading

“primevère” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.
“primevère”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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