alunation

French

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂elut-

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥

Proto-Italic *-mn̥

Latin -men

Latin alūmen

Old French alum

French alun

Proto-Italic *-āzi

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Latin -ereinflu.

Latin -āre

Old French -ier

Middle French -er

French -er

French aluner

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *-Hō

Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō

Proto-Italic *-tiō

Latin -tiō

Latin -ātiōlbor.

Old French -ation

Middle French -ation

French -ation

French alunation

From aluner + -ation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ly.na.sjɔ̃/

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Noun

alunation f (plural alunations)

1. aluming

Further reading

• “alunation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012