roche

See also: Roche and röche

English

Etymology

From Middle English roche; compare Modern English rock and roach, as well as Old French roche.

Noun

roche (plural roches)

  1. (Britain, regional) One of various types of rock or geological strata.
  2. (obsolete) A stony hill.

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French

Etymology

From Old French roche (variants: roce, roke, roque), from Medieval Latin rocca, from Vulgar Latin *rocca, of uncertain origin, probably Celtic and most likely pre-Latin.

Compare Italian rocca, Spanish roca, as well as English rock and Breton roc'h.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁɔʃ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔʃ
  • Homophone: roches

Noun

roche f (plural roches)

  1. rock (large mass of stone)

Derived terms

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    Italian

    Adjective

    roche

    1. feminine plural of roco

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    Old French

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

    From Medieval Latin rocca, from Vulgar Latin *rocca, of uncertain origin, possibly Celtic. More at roche. Compare Jèrriais roque.

    Noun

    roche f (oblique plural roches, nominative singular roche, nominative plural roches)

    1. rock (large mass of stone)

    Descendants

    References

    • Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (roche, supplement)
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