graine

See also: grainé and gràine

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʁɛn/

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• Rhymes: -ɛn

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin *grāna, neuter plural of grānum reanalysed as a feminine. Compare grain.

Noun

graine f (plural graines)

1. seed (fertilized grain)
2. (Quebec, slang) dick, penis

Derived terms

• graines de paradis

Related terms

• égrener
• grainier
• grange
• grenier

Descendants

• → Russian: гре́на (gréna) (see there for further descendants)

Etymology 2

Verb

graine

1. first-person singular present indicative of grainer
2. third-person singular present indicative of grainer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of grainer
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of grainer
5. second-person singular imperative of grainer

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• gainer, ignare, ingéra, régnai