modestie
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin modestia. Morphologically, from modeste + -ie.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɔ.dɛs.ti/
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Noun
modestie f (plural modesties)
- modesty
- Synonym: humilité
Derived terms
- fausse modestie
Further reading
- “modestie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Noun
modestie f
- plural of modestia
Romanian
Etymology
From Latin modestia.
Noun
modestie f (uncountable)
- modesty
Declension
declension of modestie (singular only)
singular | ||
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f gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
nominative/accusative | (o) modestie | modestia |
genitive/dative | (unei) modestii | modestiei |
vocative | modestie, modestio |