chenu

French

Etymology

From Old French chenu, inherited from Late Latin cānūtus, from Latin cānus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃə.ny/
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Adjective

chenu (feminine singular chenue, masculine plural chenus, feminine plural chenues)

  1. hoary, snow-capped
  2. grey-haired, grey-headed
  3. elderly

Derived terms

Further reading


Old French

Etymology

From Late Latin cānūtus, from Latin cānus.

Adjective

chenu m (oblique and nominative feminine singular chenue)

  1. old; aged

Declension

Noun

chenu m (oblique plural chenus, nominative singular chenus, nominative plural chenu)

  1. old person

Declension

Descendants


Swahili

Adjective

chenu

  1. Ki class inflected form of -enu.
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