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/
    • (Belgium, France) IPA(key): [dik.sjɔ.nɛʁ]
      • Audio (France); “un dictionnaire”:(file)
      • Audio (France (Vosges)):(file)
      • Audio (France (Vosges)):(file)
      • Audio (France (Lyon)):(file)
    • (Western France) IPA(key): [d̪ik.sjo.n̪ɛʁ]
    • (Meridional) IPA(key): [dik.sjɔ.ˈnɛ.ʁə]
    • (Switzerland) IPA(key): [d̪ik.sjo.n̪ɛʁ]
    • (Canada) IPA(key): [d͡zɪk.sjɔ.nɛːʁ], [d͡zɪk.sjɔ.naɛ̯ʁ]
    • (Louisiana) IPA(key): [d(z)ik.sjɔ̃.næɾ]
    • Rhymes: -ɛʁ
    • Hyphenation: dic‧tion‧naire

    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
    • Mauritian Creole: diksioner
    • Réunion Creole French: diksionèr
    • → Dutch: dictionaire
    • → German: Diktionär
    • → Franco-Provençal: diccionèro
    • → Luxembourgish: Dictionnaire
    • → 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