Coeur d'Alene

English

Etymology

From French cœur (“heart”) + d’ (“of”) + alêne (“awl”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /kɜɹdəˈleɪn/

Noun

Coeur d'Alene pl (plural only)

1. An Indigenous Native American ethnic group of northern Idaho.

Proper noun

Coeur d'Alene

1. The Salishan language spoken by these people.
2. A city, the county seat of Kootenai County, Idaho, United States.

Translations

ethnic group

• Coeur d'Alene: Schitsu'umsh
• French: Cœur d’Alène (fr) m
• Spanish: coeur d'alene m

language

• Coeur d'Alene: Snchitsu'umshtsn
• French: cœur d’alène m
• Russian: кёр-д’але́н m (kjor-d’alén)
• Spanish: coeur d'alene m

Adjective

Coeur d'Alene (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to the Coeur d'Alene people or language.

Translations

pertaining to the Coeur d'Alene people or language

Further reading

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Coeur d'Alene terms
• Ethnologue entry for Coeur d'Alene, crd ⁠