herniaire
French, adjective/ɛʁ.njɛʁ/
herniaire is spelled H-E-R-N-I-A-I-R-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 49 million words in written French, the 221,532nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Herniaire is a French adjective meaning “hernial” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Relatif aux hernies”.
What does herniaire mean in English?
adjective
- 1
hernial
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Relatif aux hernies. 2. Qui fait comme une protrusion, qui dépasse.
noun: 1. Plante du genre Herniaria qui croit dans les lieux arides et sablonneux; utilisées parfois comme diurétique et astringent.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of herniaire
- herniaires plural
- ^((h aspiré))\ɛʁ.njɛʁ\ singular plural masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce herniaire?
- /ɛʁ.njɛʁ/
- ^((h aspiré))\ɛʁ.njɛʁ\
- [ɛʁ.njɛʁ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is herniaire in French?
herniaire appears about once in every 49 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).