lierne
French, noun\ljɛʁn\
lierne is spelled L-I-E-R-N-E (6 letters) and appears about once in every 63 million words in written French, the 250,316th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lierne is a French feminine noun meaning “lierne” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Nervure supplémentaire renforçant la croisée d’ogive dans une cathédrale”.
What does lierne mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininelierne
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Nervure supplémentaire renforçant la croisée d’ogive dans une cathédrale. 2. Pièce qui assure la rigidité d'une charpente. 3. Pièce de bois pour faire des planchers en galetas. 4. Pièce de bois d'une palée, d'un bateau.
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 lierne
- liernes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lierne?
- \ljɛʁn\
- [ljɛʁn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is lierne in French?
lierne appears about once in every 63 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).