"héraut" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /e.ʁo/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Pamputt-héraut.wav Forms: hérauts [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French heraut, from Frankish *heriwald, from *heri (“army”) + *wald (“reigning; ruling”) from Proto-Germanic *harjawaldaz, a compound consisting of Proto-Indo-European *ker- (“army”) + *h₂welh₁- (“to be strong”). Compare Walter, which has these elements reversed. Doublet of faraud. Etymology templates: {{root|fr|ine-pro|*ker-|*h₂welh₁-|id2=rule}}, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|heraut|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French heraut, {{inh+|fr|fro|heraut}} Inherited from Old French heraut, {{der|fr|frk|*heriwald}} Frankish *heriwald, {{der|fr|gem-pro|*harjawaldaz}} Proto-Germanic *harjawaldaz, {{der|fr|ine-pro|*ker-|t=army}} Proto-Indo-European *ker- (“army”), {{doublet|fr|faraud}} Doublet of faraud Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} héraut m (plural hérauts)
  1. (historical, literary) herald Tags: historical, literary, masculine Related terms: héraldicomane, héraldique, héraldiser, héraldisme
    Sense id: en-héraut-fr-noun-HIW~fTwm Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms with aspirated h

Inflected forms

Download JSONL data for héraut meaning in French (2.6kB)

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      "word": "héraldique"
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      "word": "héraldiser"
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        "French terms inherited from Old French",
        "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "French terms with aspirated h",
        "French terms with audio links",
        "French terms with historical senses",
        "French terms with homophones"
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      "ipa": "/e.ʁo/"
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    {
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