acier
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See also: acièr
Etymology
Inherited from Old French acier, acer, from Late Latin aciārium, from Latin acies, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp, pointed”). Compare Catalan acer, Galician aceiro, Italian acciaio, Occitan acièr, Portuguese aço, Spanish acero.
Pronunciation
Noun
acier m (plural aciers)
Derived terms
Descendants
See also
Further reading
- “acier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Late Latin aciārium, from Latin acies.
Noun
acier oblique singular, m (nominative singular aciers)
- steel
- (by extension) a weapon made of steel; chiefly a sword
- c. 1180, Chrétien de Troyes, Lancelot ou le Chevalier de la charrette:
- Mainz cos des aciers poitevins
- Lots of blows by the Poitiers blades
Descendants
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