trottoir

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French trottoir.

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Noun

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trottoir (plural trottoirs)

  1. (archaic) A paved path, for the use of pedestrians, located at the side of a road.
    Synonyms: (American English) sidewalk, (British English) pavement, (Australia, New Zealand and India) footpath
    • 1869, William Maxwell Blackburn, Admiral Coligny, and the Rise of the Huguenots:
      Head-less bodies were trailed along the trottoirs.

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References

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  1. ^ Jespersen, Otto (1909) A Modern English Grammar on Historical Principles (Sammlung germanischer Elementar- und Handbücher; 9)‎[1], volumes I: Sounds and Spellings, London: George Allen & Unwin, published 1961, § 10.571, page 304.

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Dutch

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Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Borrowed from French trottoir.

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trottoir n (plural trottoirs, diminutive trottoirtje n)

  1. sidewalk (US), pavement (UK), footpath (Australia, India, New Zealand)
    Synonym: stoep

Descendants

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  • Indonesian: trotoar
  • Petjo: tattowaar

French

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French Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From trotter +‎ -oir.

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Noun

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trottoir m (plural trottoirs)

  1. sidewalk, pavement, footpath (paved path located at the side of a road for the use of pedestrians)

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