boulevard
English
Etymology
From French boulevard, from Middle French boulevard, bollevart, boulevars, bolevers, bollewerc (“promenade, avenue, rampart”), from Middle High German bolewerc, bolwerc (modern German Bollwerk) or Middle Dutch bolwerk (“bulwark, bastion”). Doublet of bulwark; more at bole, work.
Pronunciation
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Noun
boulevard (plural boulevards)
- A broad, well-paved and landscaped thoroughfare.
- The landscaping on the sides of a boulevard or other thoroughfare.
Derived terms
Related terms
- boulevardier
- bulwark (doublet)
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Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from French boulevard. Doublet of bolværk.
Noun
boulevard
- boulevard
Declension
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | boulevard | boulevarden | boulevarder | boulevarderne |
genitive | boulevards | boulevardens | boulevarders | boulevardernes |
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French boulevard, from Middle French bolevard, from Middle Dutch bolwerc (modern Dutch bolwerk).
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: bou‧le‧vard
Noun
boulevard m (plural boulevards, diminutive boulevardje n)
Descendants
- → Indonesian: bulevar
French
Etymology
From Middle French boulevard, bollevart, boulevars, bolevers, bollewerc (“promenade, avenue, rampart”), from Middle High German bolewerc, bolwerc (modern German Bollwerk) or Middle Dutch bolwerk (“bulwark, bastion”).
Pronunciation
Noun
boulevard m (plural boulevards)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “boulevard”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
References
Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
Norman
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French bollevart (“promenade, avenue, rampart”), from German Bollwerk or (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Dutch.
Noun
boulevard m (plural boulevards)
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
boulevard m (plural boulevards)
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