javeline

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French javeline.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒa.vlin/

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• Hyphenation: ja‧ve‧line

Noun

javeline f (plural javelines)

1. javelin

Descendants

• → Catalan: javelina

Further reading

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

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French javelline.

Noun

javeline f (plural javelines)

1. a type of long, thin, spear

Descendants

• French: javeline
  • → Catalan: javelina