luzerne

See also: lûzèrne and Luzerne

Dutch

Medicago sativa

Alternative forms

• (archaic) lucerne

Etymology

Borrowed from French luzerne.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌlyˈzɛr.nə/

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• Hyphenation: lu‧zer‧ne
• Rhymes: -ɛrnə

Noun

luzerne f (plural luzernes or luzernen)

1. alfalfa, lucerne, Medicago sativa

   Hyponym: alfalfa

Further reading

• luzerne on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Occitan lusèrna (“glowworm”), a reference to its shiny seeds, from Latin lucerna (“lamp”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ly.zɛʁn/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

luzerne f (plural luzernes)

1. alfalfa (Medicago sativa)

Derived terms

• luzerne arborescente
• luzerne d’Arabie
• luzerne lupuline
• luzerne marine
• luzerne orbiculaire
• luzernière

 

Descendants

• → Dutch: luzerne
• → Esperanto: luzerno
• → English: lucerne
• → German: Luzerne

Further reading

• “luzerne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.