acier

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French acier, acer, from Late Latin aciārium, from Latin acies, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp, pointed”). Compare Catalan acer, Galician aceiro, Italian acciaio, Occitan acièr, Portuguese aço, Spanish acero. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.sje/ === Noun === acier m (plural aciers) steel ==== Derived terms ==== acier inoxydable ==== Descendants ==== Haitian Creole: asye → Interlingua: aciero ==== See also ==== inox === Further reading === “acier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === carie, carié, craie, créai, écria == Old French == === Alternative forms === acer, achier, assier === Etymology === From Late Latin aciārium, from Latin acies. === Noun === acier oblique singular, m (nominative singular aciers) steel (by extension) a weapon made of steel; chiefly a sword ==== Descendants ==== Bourguignon: aicié Franc-Comtois: aci, aici Middle French: acier, achier French: acierHaitian Creole: asye→ Interlingua: aciero Lorrain: ècer Norman: achier Norman: acyi (Jersey) Poitevin-Saintongeais: açàe Walloon: acî