souci
French
editEtymology 1
editPronunciation
editNoun
editsouci m (plural soucis)
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “souci”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Etymology 2
editInherited from Old French soucie, soussie, solsie, from Medieval Latin solsequia (compare English solisequious).[1][2][3]
Noun
editsouci m (plural soucis)
- marigold (flower)
- 1816, Georges-Frédéric Cuvier, Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles, page 503:
- Comme notre souci des champs fleurit tout l’été, que ses fleurs reparoissent presque à chaque mois, on lui a appliqué le nom de calendula.
- As our wild marigold blooms all summer, and its flowers reappear almost monthly, it has been given the name calendula [little calendar].
- 1997, Hazel Evans, Le Panier d'Herbes: Marjolaine, Menthe et Souci, page 19:
- Le souci a toujours été une fleur de l’amour, utilisée dans les envoûtements.
- The marigold has always been a flower of love, used in enchantments.
References
edit- ^ Verrier, A., Onillon, R. (1908) Glossaire etymologique et historique des patois et des parlers de l'Anjou[1], Angers: Germain and G. Grassin, page XV
- ^ “soucy”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
- ^ “soussie”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Occitan
editNoun
editsouci m (plural soucis)
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