Polyglot Dictionary

étain

/e.tɛ̃/

le noun B2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. tin, pewter

    • Ces assiettes anciennes sont en étain.

      These old plates are made of pewter.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Zinn

Zinn is the German word for the same thing — both mean "tin, pewter."

Practice

1 What does étain mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ces assiettes anciennes sont en ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches étain?

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