dictionnaire
See also: Dictionnaire
French
Etymology
From Middle French dictionnaire, borrowed from Medieval Latin dictiōnārium (“dictionary”), derived from Latin dictiō (“saying, speaking”) + -ārium.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dik.sjɔ.nɛʁ/
Audio (France (file)
Noun
dictionnaire m (plural dictionnaires)
- dictionary: a list of words, usually arranged alphabetically and presented with definitions or translations
- (computing) dictionary, an associative array
Derived terms
- attaque par dictionnaire
- dictionnaire de langue
- dictionnaire des données
- dictionnaire encyclopédique
- dictionnaire visuel
- dictionnairique
- dictionnairisable
- dictionnairiser
- dictionnairite
- dictionnarisable
- dictionnarisé
- dictionnariser
- dictionnariste
- prédictionnairique
- traduire à coups de dictionnaire
- Wiktionnaire
Related terms
- diction
- dire
Descendants
- Haitian Creole: diksyonè
- → Dutch: dictionaire
- → German: Diktionär
Further reading
- “dictionnaire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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)
- dictionary
Descendants
- French: dictionnaire
- Haitian Creole: diksyonè
- → Dutch: dictionaire
- → German: Diktionär