autour

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o.tuʁ/

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• Rhymes: -uʁ

Etymology 1

From au + tour, replacing Old French entor (compare alentour).

Adverb

autour

1. around

Preposition

autour

1. (usually with de) around, about

Etymology 2

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French (h)ostur, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Late Latin auceptor, from accipiter.

Noun

autour m (plural autours)

1. goshawk

Further reading

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

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Middle English

Noun

autour

1. Alternative form of auctour

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Middle French

Preposition

autour

1. around (surrounding)

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Norman

Etymology

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Adverb

autour

1. (Guernsey) around

Derived terms

• autour de