sentier

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French sentier, from Early Medieval Latin sēmitārius, derived from Latin sēmita (whence sente).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɑ̃.tje/

• Audio:

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Noun

sentier m (plural sentiers)

1. path; pathway

   Synonyms: chemin, route

   sortir des sentiers battus ― to go off the beaten track

   sentier de chèvre ― steep path

Further reading

• “sentier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• entiers, étreins, inertes, reteins, retiens, rétines, sérient

Old French

Alternative forms

• senter

Etymology

From Early Medieval Latin sēmitārius, derived from Latin sēmita. Attested from ca. 1100 (Song of Roland).

Noun

sentier oblique singular, m (oblique plural sentiers, nominative singular sentiers, nominative plural sentier)

1. path; pathway

Descendants

• French: sentier
• → Italian: sentiero
• →? Middle English: santren
  • English: saunter