garenne

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French garenne, garanne, from Old French garenne, garanne, guarenne, from Medieval Latin warenna, itself of Germanic origin; from or related to Old High German warōn (“to be wary”) and werren (“to forbid”), through Proto-Germanic *warōną (“to heed, be careful”) and Proto-Germanic *warjaną (“ward off, defend against”), from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to become aware; take heed”). Unclear if has relationship to Gaulish varenna (“enclosed area”); if any it is likely not a direct one. Also compare English warren. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡa.ʁɛn/ === Noun === garenne f (plural garennes) (obsolete) game-park rabbit warren ==== Derived terms ==== lapin de garenne === Noun === garenne m (plural garennes) wild rabbit === Further reading === “garenne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 Brachet, A. (1873), “garenne”, in Kitchin, G. W., transl., Etymological dictionary of the French language (Clarendon Press Series), 1st edition, London: Oxford/MacMillan and Co. “garenne”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN. == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡaˈrɛn.ne/ Rhymes: -ɛnne Hyphenation: ga‧rèn‧ne === Noun === garenne f plural of garenna === Anagrams === negarne == Old French == === Alternative forms === warenne === Etymology === Said to be of Celtic/Gaulish origin, from *varenna (“enclosed area”), from *varros (“post”); but more likely from guarir (“to defend”). === Noun === garenne oblique singular, f (oblique plural garennes, nominative singular garenne, nominative plural garennes) warren (enclosed piece of land set aside for breeding game, especially rabbits) === References === garenne on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub == Poitevin-Saintongeais == === Noun === garenne an oak forest === References === Jônain, Pierre. Dictionnaire du patois Saintongeais. 1869. Page 202.