coutume

French

Etymology

From Old French coustume, from a Vulgar Latin *costūmen, a contraction of Latin cōnsuētūdinem, accusative of cōnsuētūdō (“custom”), from cōnsuēscō (“accustom, habituate; accustom oneself”), itself from con- (“with”) + suēscō (“become used or accustomed; accustom, train”). Compare also Medieval Latin costuma. Doublet of costume and consuétude. Cognate with Spanish costumbre, Catalan costum.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ku.tym/
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Noun

coutume f (plural coutumes)

custom

Derived terms

Descendants

Danish: kutyme
Esperanto: kutimo

Further reading

“coutume” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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