• alène

Inherited fromOld Frenchalesne, fromVulgar Latin*alisna(“awl”), fromFrankish*alisnu,*alasnu(“awl”).Doublet oflésine.

• IPA^(key): /a.lɛn/

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• Homophones:alène,alènes,allen,Allen,allène,allènes,haleine,haleines,halène,halènent,halènes
• Rhymes:-ɛn

alêne f (pluralalênes)

1. awl(pointed instrument for piercing)

• alêné

• alénier,alênier

• “alêne”, inTrésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language],2012

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alêne f (pluralalênes)

1. (Jersey)awl

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