églantier

French

Etymology

From Middle French [Term?], from Old French aiglantier, eglenter, eglentier, from aiglant (“wild rosebush”) +‎ -ier, with the first element derived from an apparent Vulgar Latin *aquilentum, an irregular derivative of Latin aculeus (“sting, prickle”) +‎ -ulentum (“full of”), possibly a substantivized adjective. The later addition of the suffix -ier is in line with several French names of trees, cf. pommier (“apple-tree”), from pomme (“apple”) +‎ -ier, or genévrier (“juniper tree”), from genièvre +‎ -ier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.ɡlɑ̃.tje/

Noun

églantier m (plural églantiers)

1. (botany) wild rosebush

See also

• gratte-cul
• cynorhodon

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• intégrale, réglaient