couvent
French
Etymology 1
From Old French cuvent, covent, cuvenz, from Latin conventus. Doublet of convent.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ku.vɑ̃/
audio (un couvent) (file)
Noun
couvent m (plural couvents)
- convent, nunnery
Etymology 2
Inflected forms.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kuv/
- Homophones: couve, couves
Verb
couvent
- third-person plural present indicative/subjunctive of couver
Further reading
- “couvent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.