ambassadeur
See also: Ambassadeur
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch ambassadeur, from Middle French ambassadeur.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɑm.bɑ.saːˈdøːr/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: am‧bas‧sa‧deur
- Rhymes: -øːr
Synonyms
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑ̃.ba.sa.dœʁ/
Audio (file)
Usage notes
Formally, a female ambassador in her own right is "Madame l'Ambassadeur", while the ambassador's wife is "Madame l'Ambassadrice".
Further reading
- “ambassadeur” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Middle French
Etymology
Old French
Etymology
First known attestation circa 1190. Borrowed from Old Italian ambassatore, from ambasciata, from Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌱𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌹 (andbahti)[1].
Noun
ambassadeur m (oblique plural ambassadeurs, nominative singular ambassadeurs, nominative plural ambassadeur)
Descendants
- Middle French: ambassadeur
- French: ambassadeur
References
- von Wartburg, Walther (1928-2002), “andbahti”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 151, page 19
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