"opalescent" meaning in French

See opalescent in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɔ.pa.lɛ.sɑ̃/, /ɔ.pa.le.sɑ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-opalescent.wav Forms: opalescente [feminine], opalescents [masculine, plural], opalescentes [feminine, plural]
Etymology: From opale + -escent. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|opale|-escent}} opale + -escent Head templates: {{fr-adj}} opalescent (feminine opalescente, masculine plural opalescents, feminine plural opalescentes)
  1. opalescent Derived forms: opalescence

Inflected forms

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