arpent

== English == === Etymology === From French arpent, from Late Latin arepennis (“surface of a field”), from Gaulish *are-penno- (“end, extremity of a field”) (see Proto-Celtic *Kʷennowindos). === Noun === arpent (plural arpents) A pre-metric French unit of length, having various official measures (from 58 to 72 metres). A pre-metric French unit of area, having various official measures (from 3419 to 5107 square metres). ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === -pteran, Panter, Parten, enrapt, entrap, panter, parent, trepan == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Late Latin arepennis (“surface of a field”), from Gaulish *are-penno- (“end, extremity of a field”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aʁ.pɑ̃/ Rhymes: -ɑ̃ Homophone: arpents === Noun === arpent m (plural arpents) arpent 1837 Louis Viardot, L’Ingénieux Hidalgo Don Quichotte de la Manchefr.Wikisource, translation of El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Chapter I: === Further reading === “arpent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === parent, râpent