planche

Etymology

Borrowed from French planche (“board”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /plɑːn(t)ʃ/

Noun

planche (plural planches)

1. (gymnastics) A position where the gymnast is horizontal and face-down, using only the hands as support.

Verb

planche

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of planchar
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of planchar

Etymology

From French planche, from Latin planca (“board, plank”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /planɡsjɘ/, [ˈpʰlɑŋɕɘ]

Noun

planche c (singular definite planchen, plural indefinite plancher)

1. plate (illustration)
2. poster

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *planca, contracted from *palanca, from Latin phalanga, possibly through the influence of planus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /plɑ̃ʃ/

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Noun

planche f (plural planches)

1. board
2. spread (picture covering a whole page)
3. plank
4. woodcut
5. board (used for sport, e.g. skateboard or surfboard)
6. (figuratively) plank, beanpole (very thin person)

Verb

planche

1. first-person singular present indicative of plancher
2. third-person singular present indicative of plancher
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of plancher
4. first-person singular present subjunctive of plancher
5. second-person singular imperative of plancher

Further reading

• “planche” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Alternative forms

• planke, planque

Noun

planche f (oblique plural planches, nominative singular planche, nominative plural planches)

1. plank; board (piece of wood)

References

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (planche, supplement)

Verb

planche

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of planchar.
2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of planchar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of planchar.