/fudʁ/
foudre is feminine in French.
lightning
“coup de foudre” — lightning strike
Inherited from Old French foudre, from Latin fulgura, nominative plural of fulgur, from Proto-Italic *folgos. Alternatively, from fulgere.
foudre is masculine in French.
thunderbolt
Related: foudre de guerre
Inherited from Old French foudre, from Latin fulgura, nominative plural of fulgur, from Proto-Italic *folgos. Alternatively, from fulgere.
foudre is masculine in French.
foeder (large barrel used for aging beer or wine)
Borrowed from Middle High German vuoder, from Old High German fuodar, from Proto-West Germanic *fōþr. Cognate with English fother, German Fuder, Dutch voer, voeder, etc.