cidre

French

Etymology

From Old French sidre, from Latin sicera, from Ancient Greek σῑ́κερᾰ (sī́keră), from Hebrew שֵׁכָר (šēḵār), from Proto-Semitic *šikar- (“alcoholic drink”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sidʁ/

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Noun

cidre m (plural cidres)

1. cider

Derived terms

• cidre à deux trains
• cidre brut
• cidre de glace (“ice cider”)
• cidre de poire
• cidre doux
• cidre mousseux
• cidrerie (“cider-makers; cider house”)
• cidrier (“cider brewer”)
• cidromètre
• pomme à cidre (“cider apple”)
• pommier à cidre

Descendants

• → German: Cidre
• → Polish: cydr
• → Romanian: cidru
• → Russian: сидр (sidr)
• → Ukrainian: сидр (sydr)

Further reading

• “cidre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old French cisdre, sidre.

Noun

cidre

1. alternative form of sider

Etymology 2

From Old French cedre.

Noun

cidre

1. alternative form of cedre

Norman

Etymology

From Old French cisdre, sidre (“beverage made from fermented apples”), from Medieval Latin sīcera, from Ancient Greek σίκερα (síkera, “fermented liquor, strong drink”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

cidre m (plural cidres)

1. (Jersey) cider

Derived terms

• barrique à cidre (“cider barrel”)
• cidre d'souôs l'amet (“unfermented cider”)
• hèrnais à cidre (“cider dray”)
• ieau-d'vie d'cidre (“apple brandy, calvados”)
• nouvieau cidre (“cider must”)
• pomme à cidre (“cider apple”)