tchinne

Walloon

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old French chesne, chaisne, chasne, from Vulgar Latin *cassanus, probably from Gaulish cassanos. Compare French chêne, Norman tchêne, Franco-Provençal châno and Occitan casse.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃɛ̃n/

Noun

tchinne m (plural tchinnes)

  1. oak (tree), oak tree
  2. oak (wood)
Derived terms
  • tchinne d'Amerike
  • tchinne-lidje
  • vert tchinne

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old French chaene, chaine, inherited from Latin catēna. Compare English chain, French chaîne, Norman chaîne, Occitan cadena and Italian catena.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃɛ̃n/

Noun

tchinne f (plural tchinnes)

  1. a chain
Derived terms
  • distchinner
  • tchinnete
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