mensonge

From Middle French mensonge, from Old French mençonge, mençunge, probably from a Vulgar Latin *mentionica, from Late Latin mentiō, mentiōnem (in the sense of "lie" rather than "mention"), probably formed from haplology of a root *mentītiō, from Latin mentītus, past participle of mentior. Cognate to Occitan messorga, messonja, mensònega; compare also Italian menzogna, Old Portuguese mensonha, Romansh manzögna and Old French mensoigne, from a different but related root, and Romanian minciună.

• IPA^(key): /mɑ̃.sɔ̃ʒ/

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mensonge m (plural mensonges)

1. a lie or falsehood

• mensonger

• mentir

• mention

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

• mençonge

mensonge m or f (plural mensonges)

1. a lie or falsehood

• mensonge on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330-1500) (in French)