débuter

See also: debuter and debut'er

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French, from dé- + but (“mark, goal”), from Old French but (“aim, goal, end, target”), of Germanic origin, either via Old French butte (“mound, knoll, target”) from Frankish *but (“stump, log”), or from Old Norse bútr (“log, stump, butt”); both from Proto-Germanic *butą (“end, piece”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰÀud- (“to beat, push”). Cognate with Old English butt (“tree stump”). More at English butt.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /de.by.te/
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Verb

débuter

  1. to start
  2. to debut, to make one's debut

Conjugation

Descendants

  • → Danish: debutere
  • → Dutch: debuteren
  • → German: debütieren
  • → Italian: debuttare
  • → Romanian: debuta

Further reading

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