basalte

See also: Basalte

English

Noun

basalte (countable and uncountable, plural basaltes)

1. Obsolete form of basalt.

Anagrams

• Labates, ablates, astable

French

Etymology

From Late Latin basaltes, a misspelling of Latin basanites, from Ancient Greek βασανίτης (basanítēs), from βάσανος (básanos, “touchstone”), from Egyptian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.zalt/

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Noun

basalte m (plural basaltes)

1. (geology) basalt (hard rock)

Derived terms

• basaltique

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: بازالت (bazalt)
  • Turkish: bazalt

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• ablates
• établas