signalement
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French signalement.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌsɪn.jaː.ləˈmɛnt/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: sig‧na‧le‧ment
- Rhymes: -ɛnt
Noun
signalement n (plural signalementen, diminutive signalementje n)
- a description of someone's appearance, especially in relation to law enforcement; a profile
French
Etymology
From signaler + -ment.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /si.ɲal.mɑ̃/
Noun
signalement m (plural signalements)
- physical description (BOLO, APB)
- report, complaint (e.g. one made to child protection authorities by a member of the public)
Descendants
- → Dutch: signalement
- → Swedish: signalement
See also
- avis de recherche
Further reading
- “signalement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Swedish
Etymology
From French signalement.
Noun
signalement n
- physical description (BOLO, APB)
- signalment
Declension
| Declension of signalement | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | signalement | signalementet | signalement | signalementen |
| Genitive | signalements | signalementets | signalements | signalementens |
Further reading
- signalement in Svensk ordbok.