sentier

French

Etymology

From Old French sentier, from Vulgar Latin *semitārius, from Latin semita. Cognate to Spanish sendero, Italian sentiero; cf. also Gaulish sentos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɑ̃.tje/

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Noun

sentier m (plural sentiers)

1. path; pathway

Derived terms

• sortir des sentiers battus

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• entiers, étreins, inertes, reteins, retiens, rétines, sérient

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Old French

Alternative forms

• senter

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *semitārius, from Latin semita.

Noun

sentier oblique singular, m (oblique plural sentiers, nominative singular sentiers, nominative plural sentier)

1. path; pathway

Descendants

• French: sentier
• → Italian: sentiero
• →? Middle English: santren
  • English: saunter