airain

French

Etymology

From Old French arain, araim, aeren, from Vulgar Latin *arame(n) < *eramen, from Late Latin aerāmen, from Latin aes, from Proto-Italic *aos, early *ajos, from Proto-Indo-European *áyos, h₂éyos.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛʁɛ̃/
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Noun

airain m (plural airains)

(literary, uncountable) any alloy based on bronze
(literary, countable) object made of this alloy

Further reading

“airain” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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