bienvenu

See also: Bienvenu

French

Etymology

Old French; literally bien (“well”) +‎ venu (“come”), from Vulgar Latin *bene venutus, presumably a calque of a Frankish term, from Proto-Germanic *wiljakumô (“comer, welcome guest”), from which many modern Germanic forms, as in English welcome.

Many cognates in other Romance languages, such as Spanish bienvenido, Italian benvenuto and Portuguese bem-vindo.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bjɛ̃.v(ə).ny/

Adjective

bienvenu (feminine singular bienvenue, masculine plural bienvenus, feminine plural bienvenues)

  1. welcome

Noun

bienvenu m (plural bienvenus, feminine bienvenue)

  1. a person who is welcomed
    Vous êtes le bienvenu - Welcome!
    Il n'est pas le bienvenu - He's not welcome.

Verb

bienvenu m (feminine singular bienvenue, masculine plural bienvenus, feminine plural bienvenues)

  1. past participle of bienvenir

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