noyer

Meaning

Noun

walnut (tree)

Verb

1. to drown; to drown oneself
2. to drown
3. to dilute; to water down

Concepts

drown

walnut

walnut tree

sink

Persian walnut

common walnut

flood

English walnut

submerge

walnut-tree

European walnut

drink away

dunk

overwhelm

Juglans

nut tree

genus Juglans

Carpathian walnut

dip

Synonyms

couler

noyer royal

noix

noyer commun

submerger

plonger

faire sombrer

gland divin

boire

🥤

juglans

immerger

inonder

faire couler

Noyer

arbre au sommeil

gland de Jupiter

Pronounced as (IPA)

/nwa.je/

Etymology

Cognate with Spanish: noguera

Cognate with Portuguese: nogueira

Cognate with Catalan: noguera

Cognate with Occitan: noguièr

Inherited from Old French: noier

Inherited from Latin: necō

Cognate with Catalan: negar

Cognate with Italian: annegare

Cognate with Spanish: anegar

Cognate with Romanian: îneca

In summary

From Vulgar Latin nucārius (“nut tree”) from Classical Latin nux. Compare Spanish noguera, Portuguese nogueira, Catalan noguera, Occitan noguièr. Equivalent to noix + -ier.