bâtiment
French
Etymology
From Middle French bastiment, from Old French bastiment (“act of building, fortification”), from bastir (“to build, make; to sew”), from Medieval Latin bastiō (“to build, construct; to weave, sew”), borrowed from Frankish *bastijan (“to sew, weave”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ba.ti.mɑ̃/, /bɑ.ti.mɑ̃/
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Noun
bâtiment m (plural bâtiments)
- building, edifice
- (nautical) ship or boat
- (nautical, military) warship
Synonyms
- (watercraft): navire, bateau
- (warship): navire, vaisseau
Derived terms
- bâtiment précieux
Related terms
- bâtir
Further reading
- “bâtiment”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.