unicorne

French

Adjective

unicorne (plural unicornes)

  1. single-horn

Further reading

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /u.niˈkɔr.ne/
  • Rhymes: -ɔrne
  • Hyphenation: u‧ni‧còr‧ne

Adjective

unicorne

  1. feminine plural of unicorno

Anagrams

Latin

Noun

ūnicorne

  1. ablative singular of ūnicornis

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman unicorne, from Latin ūnicornis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iu̯niˈkɔrn(ə)/

Noun

unicorne (plural unicornes)

  1. unicorn (mythical one-horned horse)
  2. Any one-horned beast (e.g. a rhinoceros)
  3. (figuratively) anger, rage, fury, especially that of God.
  4. (heraldry, rare) A heraldic unicorn.

Descendants

  • English: unicorn
  • Scots: unicorn

References

Old French

Etymology

From Latin ūnicornis.

Noun

unicorne oblique singular, m (oblique plural unicornes, nominative singular unicornes, nominative plural unicorne)

  1. unicorn (mythical beast)

Descendants

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