sauvage
French
Etymology
From Old French sauvage, salvage, from Vulgar Latin salvāticus, from Latin silvāticus, from silva (“forest”).
Pronunciation
- (France) IPA(key): /so.vaʒ/
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- (Canada) IPA(key): /sɔ.vaʒ/
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Adjective
sauvage (feminine singular sauvagesse, masculine plural sauvages, feminine plural sauvagesses)
- (especially Canada, obsolete, offensive) (Louisiana, offensive) Amerindian
Noun
sauvage m (plural sauvages, feminine sauvagesse)
- (especially Canada, obsolete, offensive, Louisiana) Amerindian
- (Louisiana) an Amerindian language.
Further reading
- “sauvage” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Middle English
Norman
Etymology
From Old French sauvage, salvage, from Vulgar Latin salvāticus, from Latin silvāticus, from silva (“forest”).
Pronunciation
Audio (Jersey) (file)
Old French
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin salvāticus, from Latin silvāticus. Compare Old Occitan sauvatge, salvatge.
Declension
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