souverain
French
Etymology
From Old French soverain, from Vulgar Latin *superānus, from Latin super. Compare Italian sovrano; Galician, Portuguese, and Spanish soberano.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /su.vʁɛ̃/
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Adjective
souverain (feminine souveraine, masculine plural souverains, feminine plural souveraines)
- sovereign
Related terms
- sur
- suzerain
Descendants
- → Danish: suveræn
- → German: souverän
- → Romanian: suveran
Noun
souverain m (plural souverains)
- sovereign
Derived terms
- souveraineté
- souverainiste
Descendants
- → Danish: suveræn
- → German: Souverän
- → Romanian: suveran
Further reading
- “souverain”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.