âtre

See also: atre and -âtre

Franco-Provençal

Adjective

âtre (Beaujolais)

1. Alternative form of ôtro (“other”)

References

• âtre in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /atʁ/ ~ /ɑtʁ/
• Rhymes: -ɑtʁ
• Homophone: âtres

Etymology 1

From Old French astre, from Vulgar Latin *astracum, from Ancient Greek ὄστρακον (óstrakon, “potsherd”). Cognate with Galician ástrago.

Noun

âtre m (plural âtres)

1. hearth

Etymology 2

19th century, learned borrowing from Latin āter.

Adjective

âtre (plural âtres)

1. (rare) matte black

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• rate, raté, tare, taré

Ligurian

Adjective

âtre

1. feminine plural of âtro

Pronoun

âtre f pl

1. feminine plural of âtro

Norman

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *astracum, from Ancient Greek.

Noun

âtre m (plural âtres)

1. (Jersey) hearth

Derived terms

• âtrée (“hearthful”)
• critchet d'âtre (“house cricket”)