dictionnaire

See also: Dictionnaire

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French dictionnaire, borrowed from Medieval Latin dictiōnārium (“dictionary”), derived from Latin dictiō (“saying, speaking”) + -ārium.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dik.sjɔ.nɛʁ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛʁ

Noun

dictionnaire m (plural dictionnaires)

  1. dictionary: a list of words, usually arranged alphabetically and presented with definitions or translations
  2. (computing) dictionary, an associative array

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Haitian Creole: diksyonè
  • Louisiana Creole: diksyonær, diksyonè, diksyonèr
  • → Dutch: dictionaire
  • → German: Diktionär
  • → Franco-Provençal: diccionèro
  • → Romanian: dicționar
  • → Turkish: diksiyoner

Further reading

Middle French

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin dictiōnārium (“dictionary”), derived from Latin dictiō (“saying, speaking”) + -ārium.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /di(k).sjoˈnɛ.rə/

Noun

dictionnaire m (plural dictionnaires)

  1. dictionary

Descendants

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