gangrène

See also: gangrene, gangrené, and gangréné

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin gangraena, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek γάγγραινα (gángraina).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɑ̃.ɡʁɛn/

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Noun

gangrène f (plural gangrènes)

1. gangrene (the necrosis or rotting of flesh)
   • 1857, Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary […]‎^[1], Paris: Michel Lévy Frères:

     La gangrène, en effet, montait de plus en plus.

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2. (figuratively) gangrene (corrupting influence)

Derived terms

• gangrener
• gangreneux

Descendants

• → English: gangrene
• → German: Gangrän
• → Romanian: gangrenă, cangrenă
• → Turkish: kangren

Verb

gangrène

1. inflection of gangrener:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• engrange, engrangé