autruche

French

Etymology

From Old French ostruce, according to the TLFi, a semi-learned borrowing from Vulgar Latin *austrūthiō, from Latin avis (“bird”) + strūthiō (“ostrich”), from Ancient Greek στρουθίων (strouthíōn). Compare Spanish avestruz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o.tʁyʃ/

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Noun

autruche f (plural autruches)

1. ostrich

Further reading

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

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Norman

Etymology

From Old French ostruce, a semi-learned borrowing from Vulgar Latin *austrūthiō, from Latin avis (“bird”) + strūthiō (“ostrich”), from Ancient Greek στρουθίων (strouthíōn).

Noun

autruche f (plural autruches)

1. (Jersey) ostrich