désert

See also: desert, desèrt, and deșert

French

Etymology 1

From Old French desert, borrowed from Latin dēsertum (according to the Trésor de la Langue Française).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /de.zɛʁ/

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Noun

désert m (plural déserts)

1. desert

Etymology 2

From Old French desert, borrowed from Latin dēsertus.

Adjective

désert (feminine déserte, masculine plural déserts, feminine plural désertes)

1. deserted

Derived terms

• désertique
  • subdésertique

Related terms

• déserter

See also

• dessert

Further reading

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