étrier
French
Etymology
From Middle French estrier, from Old French estrief, estreu (“a ring hanging on each side of the saddle supporting a rider's foot”), from Frankish *streup (“buckle, stirrup”), perhaps for Frankish *stigareip (“stirrup”). Compare Old High German stegareif (“stirrup”), Middle Dutch stegerep (“stirrup”), Old English stīrāp, stiġrāp (“stirrup”), Old Norse stigreip (“stirrup”). See also étrivière. More at stirrup.
Pronunciation
Noun
étrier m (plural étriers)
- (equestrianism, medicine) stirrup
- (anatomy) stirrup bone, stapes
- (climbing) étrier (UK), stirrup (US)
- caliper (US), calliper (UK), the part of a brake
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Further reading
- “étrier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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