charnière
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Vulgar Latin *cardināria, from Classical Latin cardinem. Unrelated to French charnier.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]charnière f (plural charnières)
- hinge
- joint (of a bone)
- (figuratively) turning point (pivotal moment)
- (philately) hinge
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → Catalan: xarnera
- → Dutch: scharnier
- → German: Scharnier
- → Italian: cerniera
- → Piedmontese: sarnera
- → Portuguese: charneira
Further reading
[edit]- “charnière”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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