ingénieur
See also: ingenieur and Ingenieur
French
Etymology
Modified, based on the verb ingénier, from Old French engigneor, itself from engin or from Medieval Latin ingeniator or ingeniārius (“one who makes or uses an engine”), from Latin ingenium (“an engine”), from in (“in”) + gignō, gignere (“to produce, cause”). The distinction was likely intentionally made to separate the word from the unrelated Old French engigneor (“deceiver”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛ̃.ʒe.njœʁ/
ingénieur (file)
Noun
ingénieur m (plural ingénieurs)
- engineer (person qualified or professionally engaged in engineering)
- (Louisiana) conductor
- Synonym: conducteur
Derived terms
- ingénieur du son
- ingénieur européen
Descendants
- → Swedish: ingenjör c
- → German: Ingenieur m
- → Luxembourgish: Ingenieur m
Further reading
- “ingénieur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.