bâtisse
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ba.tis/, /bɑ.tis/
Etymology 1
Alteration of Middle French bastissement, with loss of suffix.
Noun
bâtisse f (plural bâtisses)
- (obsolete) (act of) building
- (chiefly derogatory) construction
Etymology 2
Inflected forms.
Verb
bâtisse
- inflection of bâtir:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- first-person singular imperfect subjunctive
Further reading
- “bâtisse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norman
Etymology
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Noun
bâtisse m (plural bâtisses)
- (Jersey) building
Derived terms
- bâtisse à stâtionner (“multistorey car park”)
- bâtisseux (“builder”)
Related terms
- bâti (“to build”)