ambassadrice
Dutch
Etymology
From French ambassadrice.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɑm.bɑ.saːˈdri.sə/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: am‧bas‧sa‧dri‧ce
- Rhymes: -isə
Noun
ambassadrice f (plural ambassadrices, diminutive ambassadricetje n)
- An ambassadress, female ambassador
Related terms
- ambassade
French
Etymology
Feminine counterpart to ambassadeur, with feminine -rice in place of masculine -eur.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑ̃.ba.sa.dʁis/
- Rhymes: -is
Audio (file)
Noun
ambassadrice f (plural ambassadrices)
- ambassadress, female ambassador
- (dated) wife of an ambassador ("Madame l'Ambassadrice")
Further reading
- “ambassadrice”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.