Grenelle

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French Grenelle.

Proper noun

Grenelle

1. (historical) A commune of the Seine department, France
2. A neighbourhood of Paris, France

Translations

Translations

• French: Grenelle (fr) m
• Marathi: ग्रेनेल n (grenel)
• Russian: Грене́ль m (Grenélʹ)

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʁə.nɛl/

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Etymology 1

Proper noun

Grenelle m

1. (historical) Grenelle (a commune of the Seine department, France)
   • 1864, Amédée Gayet de Cesena, Le Nouveau Paris:

     Le pont de Grenelle, construit en bois en 1828, met en conmunication l’ancien Auteuil et l’ancien Grenelle.

     The bridge of Grenelle, built of wood in 1828, connects the former Auteuil and the former Grenelle.

2. Grenelle (a neighbourhood of Paris, France)

Descendants

• → English: Grenelle
• → Russian: Грене́ль (Grenélʹ)

Etymology 2

Metonymic, after the Grenelle agreements (accords de Grenelle) of May 1968.

Noun

Grenelle m (plural Grenelles)

1. (France, politics) summit, committee meeting between the government and trade unions