discours
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French discours, from Latin discursus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɪsˈkuːr/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: dis‧cours
- Rhymes: -uːr
Noun
discours n (plural discoursen, diminutive discoursje n)
- discourse (way of thinking involving certain concepts and terms)
- discourse (exposition of some length)
- Wie ook deze discours snapt, zal weten dat mij slechts dactylisch hexameter vertrouwd is en niets anders, geef me toch vrijheid!
- Who also understands this exposition, will know that only dactylic hexameter is familiar to me and nothing else, give me liberty!
Synonyms
- vertoog
Derived terms
- discoursanalyse
Descendants
- → Papiamentu: deeskoers (dated)
French
Etymology
From Middle French discours, borrowed (with influence from cours) from Late Latin discursus (“the act of running about”) (from Latin discurrō (“run about”), from dis- (“apart”) + currō (“run”)). Compare English discourse.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dis.kuʁ/
audio (file)
Noun
discours m (plural discours)
- oral presentation; discourse; speech; oration
Derived terms
- avoir le respire court et le discours égaré
- discours de haine
- discours direct
- discours indirect
- partie du discours
Further reading
- “discours”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle French
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin discursus.
Noun
discours m (plural discours)
- speech; discourse
Descendants
- French: discours
Norman
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French discours, from Late Latin discursus (“the act of running about”).
Noun
discours m (plural discours)
- (Jersey) speech
Derived terms
- faithe un discours (“to make a speech”)