déchéance
French
Etymology
déchoir + -ance, possibly corresponding to Late Latin decadentia, from decadēns, present participle of decadō, from Latin de + cadō. Doublet of décadence, borrowed from Latin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /de.ʃe.ɑ̃s/
- Rhymes: -ɑ̃s
Related terms
Further reading
- “déchéance” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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