citoyen
French
Etymology
From Middle French citoyen, from Old French citoien, citeien, from earlier citeain, equivalent to cité + -ain (later confused with or influenced by the suffix -ien). Doublet of citadin, a borrowing from Italian.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /si.twa.jɛ̃/
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Noun
citoyen m (plural citoyens, feminine citoyenne)
- citizen
Derived terms
- citoyenneté
Adjective
citoyen (feminine citoyenne, masculine plural citoyens, feminine plural citoyennes)
- (relational) citizen
- civic
Derived terms
- citoyennement
Related terms
- civique
Further reading
- “citoyen”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French citoien, citeain, from cité.
Noun
citoyen m (plural citoyens, feminine singular citoyenne, feminine plural citoyennes)
- citizen
Descendants
- French: citoyen