jeun

French

Alternative forms
  • jeûn (obsolete)

Etymology

Old French jeün, from Latin iēiūnus

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʒœ̃/

Adjective

jeun (invariable)

  1. fasting, having an empty stomach. Only used in à jeun.

References

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

Old French

Etymology

Latin iēiūnus

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒəˈỹn/

Adjective

jeün m (oblique and nominative feminine singular jeüne)

  1. fasting

Declension
Declension of jeun
Number Case Masculine Feminine Neuter
Singular Subject jeuns jeune jeun
Oblique jeun jeune jeun
Plural Subject jeun jeunes jeun
Oblique jeuns jeunes jeun

Derived terms

Descendants
  • French: à jeun
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