erre – French noun declension

French noun forms of erre

Noun: erre
Gender: m Hyphenation:
Singular merre
Plural merres
uncountable

Sample Sentences

  • Un navire avec erre doit allumer ses feux de route. (A vessel under way must exhibit running lights.)
  • Pour bien accoster il faut casser l'erre du bateau. (To dock properly you must take way off the boat.)

Etymology

Possibly a descendant of Latin itinerem (“path”), or alternatively derived from errer (“to wander”). See: Latin Nouns 'iter'.

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