French word

églantine

Pronunciation

IPA/eglɑ̃tin/

Meaning

  • feminine nounwild rose

Example

J'ai cueilli une églantine dans le champ.

In the field, I picked a wild rose.

Illustration for églantine (wild rose)

More examples

Nous avons trouvé un buisson d'églantine près du sentier.

We found a sweetbriar bush near the path.

Core concept

A delicate flower blooming on a thorny wild rosebush.

Common phrases

  • buisson d'églantine

    sweetbriar bush

  • tige d'églantine

    sweetbriar stem

Similar words

rose: A cultivated rose flower found in gardens or parks, in many colors and shapes.
fleur: A plant's flower in the general sense.
églantier: The shrub or bush that bears wild roses.

Definition in French

Désigne la fleur du rosier sauvage, souvent employé en langage poétique ou botanique.

Word origin

Églantine developed through Old French esglantine from a Latin-derived thorn word related to acus, meaning 'needle'.

Usage tips

  • Églantine is feminine, so it takes une or la; the related masculine noun églantier names the wild rosebush.

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