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10 Language-to-English DictionariesArbre
Pronunciation / Transliteration: aʁbʁ
"L'arbre dans le jardin est très vieux."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A perennial plant with an elongated stem or trunk supporting branches and leaves.
"The oak tree in the park provides shade during the summer." - 2
A representation of a hierarchical structure, often used in data structures or family lineage.
"The family tree showed the relationships between all the relatives."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English trēow, trēo, meaning 'tree, timber, wood', originating from Proto-Germanic *trewam. This traces further back to the Proto-Indo-European root *drew-, meaning 'to be firm, solid, steadfast' and specifically referring to wood.
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Arbre
Transliteration: aʁbʁ
"L'arbre dans le jardin est très vieux."
Baum
Transliteration: baʊm
"Der Baum im Park ist sehr hoch."
Albero
Transliteration: alˈbe.ro
"L'albero nel giardino è fiorito."
Árbol
Transliteration: ˈaɾ.bol
"El árbol del parque es muy grande."
Árvore
Transliteration: ˈaʁ.vo.ɾi
"A árvore no quintal é antiga."
पेड़
Transliteration: peṛ
"बगीचे में एक बड़ा पेड़ है।"
树
Transliteration: shù
"公园里有一棵大树。"
나무
Transliteration: namu
"공원에 큰 나무가 있습니다."
木
Transliteration: ki
"公園には大きな木があります。"
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