étang
French
Etymology
Derived from the Old French verb estanchier, through an earlier form estanc. Unrelated to Latin stāgnum (“pond”), which influenced the change in spelling from ⟨c⟩ to ⟨g⟩.
Pronunciation
Noun
étang m (plural étangs)
- pond (small lake, often shallow)
- lagoon (especially on the Mediterranean coast)
- Étang de Thau ― Thau Lagoon
- 1946, Charles Trenet (lyrics and music), “La Mer”:
- Voyez, près des étangs, / ces grands roseaux mouillés / Voyez, ces oiseaux blancs / et ces maisons rouillées
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Further reading
- “étang”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
Sundanese
Romanization
étang
- Romanization of ᮆᮒᮀ
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