fenêtre

French

Alternative forms

fenestre (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old French fenestre, inherited from Latin fenestra.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fə.nɛtʁ/, /fnɛtʁ/
(France, une fenêtre) IPA^(key): [yn fø.nɛtʁ̥]
IPA^(key): /fə.naɛ̯tʁ/, (informal) IPA^(key): /fnaɛ̯tʁ/
(Canada) IPA^(key): [fœ̈.ˈnaɛ̯tʁ̥]
(Canada, informal) IPA^(key): [fnaɛ̯tʁ̥]
(Canada, informal) IPA^(key): [fnaɛ̯t]
Audio (CAN) (file)
(Meridional French) IPA^(key): /fəˈnɛ.tʁə/
Rhymes: -ɛtʁ

Noun

fenêtre f (plural fenêtres)

window

Derived terms

Descendants

Haitian Creole: fenèt
→ Breton: prenestr, fenestr (or directly from Latin)

See also

vitrine

Further reading

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

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