alêne

See also: alene and ålene

French

Alternative forms

• alène

Etymology

From Old French alesne, from Vulgar Latin *alisna (“awl”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.lɛn/

Noun

alêne f (plural alênes)

1. awl

Derived terms

• alêné

Further reading

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

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Noun

alêne f (plural alênes)

1. (Jersey) awl