âtre

See also: atre and -âtre

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /atʁ/ ~ /ɑtʁ/
• Rhymes: -ɑtʁ
• Homophone: âtres

Etymology 1

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Vulgar Latin *astracum, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek.

Noun

âtre m (plural âtres)

1. hearth

Etymology 2

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin āter

Adjective

âtre (plural âtres)

1. dark, matte black

Anagrams

• rate, raté, tare, taré

Further reading

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

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Ligurian

Adjective

âtre

1. feminine plural of âtro

Pronoun

âtre f pl

1. feminine plural of âtro

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Norman

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Vulgar Latin *astracum, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek.

Noun

âtre m (plural âtres)

1. (Jersey) hearth

Derived terms

• âtrée (“hearthful”)
• critchet d'âtre (“house cricket”)