main

Signification (English)

1. hand
2. handball
3. hand
4. quire

Synonyms

bras

paume

pied

🦶

mettre

mains

écriture

débouler

de fer

donner

épaule

livrer

manier

menotte

passer

patte

plante du pied

poignet

relais

🐴

remettre

transmettre

arrière-main

un bras

aider

b

b

ajutage

arme

branche

céder

confier

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/mɛ̃/

Étymologie (English)

Inherited from moyen français: main

Inherited from ancien français: main

Inherited from latin: manus

Cognate with espagnol: mano

In summary

Inherited from Middle French main, Old French main, mein, man, from Latin manus (“hand”), from Proto-Italic *manus, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂-r̥ ~ *mh₂-én-, derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂- (“to beckon”), or perhaps from a Proto-Indo-European *mon-u- (see the Proto-Italic entry). Compare Spanish mano.

Phrases

À Milan ils tiennent dans leur main un rocher surmonté d'un château fort .

In Milan they hold in their hand a rock surmounted by a fortified castle.