"plain" meaning in French

See plain in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /plɛ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Penegal-plain.wav Forms: plaine [feminine], plains [masculine, plural], plaines [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French plain, from Latin plānus. Doublet of plan and piano. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|plain|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French plain, {{inh+|fr|fro|plain}} Inherited from Old French plain, {{inh|fr|la|plānus}} Latin plānus, {{doublet|fr|plan|piano}} Doublet of plan and piano Head templates: {{fr-adj}} plain (feminine plaine, masculine plural plains, feminine plural plaines)
  1. (obsolete) plane Tags: obsolete Derived forms: plain-pied, plain-chant
    Sense id: en-plain-fr-adj--tkAKAzl Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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