ardoise

== French == === Etymology === From vernacular Late Latin of Northern France like Vulgar Latin *ardēsia, possibly from Gaulish artuā or Gaulish root *ard(u)- (“high, in altitude”), found also in Ardu-enna (the Ardennes), a region where slate has been quarried for centuries. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aʁ.dwaz/ Homophones: ardoisent, ardoises === Noun === ardoise f (plural ardoises) slate (rock) a small, portable chalkboard (figuratively) an unpaid bill slate (bar tab) ==== Descendants ==== → Ottoman Turkish: آردوأز (arduaz) → Portuguese: ardósia → Romanian: ardoază → Moore: lagdwaase === Adjective === ardoise (invariable) Similar in color to slate, a dark gray between neutral or blueish === Verb === ardoise inflection of ardoiser: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative === References === Etymology and history of “ardoise”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Further reading === “ardoise”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === doserai, érodais