ardoise

From vernacular Late Latin of Northern France *ardesia, possibly from Gaulish artuā or Gaulish root *ard(u)- (“high, in altitude”), found also in Ardu-enna (the Ardennes), a region where slate has been quarried for centuries.

• IPA^(key): /aʁ.dwaz/
• Homophones: ardoisent, ardoises

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ardoise f (plural ardoises)

1. slate
2. a small, portable chalkboard
3. (figuratively) an unpaid bill

ardoise (invariable)

1. Similar in color to slate, a dark gray between neutral or blueish.

ardoise

1. first-person singular present indicative of ardoiser
2. third-person singular present indicative of ardoiser
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of ardoiser
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of ardoiser
5. second-person singular imperative of ardoiser

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

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

• doserai, érodais