avalanche

• 雪崩
• vt.雪崩
• vi. 崩壊

一般的な語源から。avalerは下向きに、valanceは布を吊るす。-avalanche、接尾辞anceがつく。

avalanche

avalanche: [18] Not surprisingly, avalanche originated in the Alps. The French dialect of Savoy, an area near the Italian border in the western Alps, had a term lavantse, apparently derived from a Vulgar Latin *labanca (whence Proven?al lavanca). Through association with the verb avaler ‘descend’ (see DOWN), this underwent metathesis (transposition of l and v) to produce in the Romansh language of Switzerland avalantze, which was borrowed into French as avalanche.

avalanche (n.)

1763, from French avalanche (17c.), from Romansch (Swiss) avalantze "descent," altered (by metathesis of -l- and -v-, probably influenced by Old French avaler "to descend, go down") from Savoy dialect lavantse, from Proven?al lavanca "avalanche," perhaps from a pre-Latin Alpine language (the suffix -anca suggests Ligurian). As a verb, from 1872.

1. Khalil heard the thunder of an avalanche .

ハレルは雪崩から轟音を聞いた。

2.alpine villages destroyed in an avalanche

雪崩で破壊された高山村

3.They were killed by an avalanche in the Swiss Alps.

彼らはスイスアルプスの雪崩で死亡した。

4.Headquarters was swamped by an avalanche of applications for battle assignments.

戦書は雪片のように指揮部に向かって飛んでください。

5.He was swept away in an avalanche .

雪崩でさらわれた。