chenu
French
Etymology
From Old French chenu, inherited from Late Latin cānūtus, from Latin cānus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
chenu (feminine chenue, masculine plural chenus, feminine plural chenues)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “chenu”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Old French
Etymology
From Late Latin cānūtus, from Latin cānus.
Adjective
chenu m (oblique and nominative feminine singular chenue)
Declension
Declension of chenu
Noun
chenu oblique singular, m (oblique plural chenus, nominative singular chenus, nominative plural chenu)
- old person
- circa 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:
- Et tuit li juene et li chenu
A une feste sont venu[.]- All all the young and the old
Came to the feast.
- All all the young and the old
- Et tuit li juene et li chenu
- circa 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:
Declension
Declension of chenu
Descendants
- French: chenu
Swahili
Adjective
chenu
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