abattis

Signification (Anglais)

abattre

  1. to butcher; to slaughter for meat
  2. to shoot dead
  3. to cut down (a tree)
  4. to destroy or demolish (a wall)
  5. (reflexive) to fall down, especially of tall things, such as trees
  6. (pronominal) to descend upon with violence or furor
  7. (pronominal) to strike

Synonymes

Prononcé comme (IPA)
/a.ba.ti/
Étymologie (Anglais)

In summary

Inherited from Old French abatëiz. By surface analysis, abattre (“to cut down”) + -is.

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