vierge
See also: Vierge, vièrge, and Vièrge
French
Etymology
From Middle French verge, from Old French verge, vierge, virge, from a shortening of virgene, from Latin virgō, according to the Trésor de la Langue Française etymological dictionary, a borrowing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vjɛʁʒ/
audio (file) - Homophone: vierges
Noun
vierge f (plural vierges)
- virgin
Adjective
vierge (plural vierges)
- virgin
- (of paper, recording/storage media, etc.) blank
- CD vierge ― blank CD
- Reprenez un formulaire vierge et recommencez. ― Take a new blank copy of the form and start again.
Derived terms
- carte vierge
- forêt vierge
- îles Vierges
- sauce vierge
- Vierge Marie
- vigne vierge
Further reading
- “vierge”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- givrée