banne

Compare Old Irish bannae (“drop”).

banne m (plural banneoù)

1. drop, droplet
2. glass

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banne

1. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of bannen

• banen

From Late Latin benna (“wicker carriage”), related to benne used in Norman and Lyonnais. The meaning of bâche (“covering, tarp”) is the same that connects bâche and basket, see also Latin bascauda.

banne f (plural bannes)

1. (dated) tipcart

   Synonyms: charrette, tomberau

2. (dated, mining) cart used to transport coal
3. wicker basket commonly made of willow branches

   Synonym: manne

4. tarpaulin (sheet of material, often cloth, used as a cover or blanket)

   Synonym: bâche

5. awning (rooflike cover, usually of canvas)

   Synonyms: auvent, marquise

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

• Rhymes: -anə

banne

1. First-person singular present of bannen.
2. First-person singular subjunctive I of bannen.
3. Third-person singular subjunctive I of bannen.
4. Imperative singular of bannen.

From Old Frisian banna, from Proto-Germanic *bannaną.

banne

1. to ban, to drive out

• “banne”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011