œnanthe
French, noun/e.nɑ̃t/
œnanthe is spelled Œ-N-A-N-T-H-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 95 million words in written French, the 304,757th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Œnanthe is a French feminine noun meaning “water dropwort” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Genre de plantes herbacées de la famille des Apiaceae”.
What does œnanthe mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininewater dropwort
noun
- 1
masculinewheatear
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Genre de plantes herbacées de la famille des Apiaceae.
noun: 1. Oiseau passériforme de la famille des Muscicapidae.
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 œnanthe
- œnanthes plural
- oenanthe
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce œnanthe?
- /e.nɑ̃t/
- \e.nɑ̃t\
- \ø.nɑ̃t\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is œnanthe in French?
œnanthe appears about once in every 95 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).