ambassadeur

See also: Ambassadeur

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch ambassadeur, from Middle French ambassadeur.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɑm.bɑ.saːˈdøːr/
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  • Hyphenation: am‧bas‧sa‧deur
  • Rhymes: -øːr

Noun

ambassadeur m (plural ambassadeuren or ambassadeurs, diminutive ambassadeurtje n)

  1. ambassador

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: ambassadeur
  • Caribbean Javanese: ambasadhir

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French ambassadeur.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃.ba.sa.dœʁ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -œʁ

Noun

ambassadeur m (plural ambassadeurs, feminine ambassadrice)

  1. ambassador

Usage notes

Formally, a female ambassador in her own right was "Madame l'Ambassadeur", while the ambassador's wife was "Madame l'Ambassadrice". This use is now dated.

Further reading

Middle French

Etymology

Old French ambassadeur.

Noun

ambassadeur m (plural ambassadeurs)

  1. ambassador

Descendants

Old French

Etymology

First known attestation circa 1190. From Old Italian ambassatore, ambassadore, from Old Occitan ambaisador (ambassador), from Latin ambasiātor.[1]

Noun

ambassadeur oblique singular, m (oblique plural ambassadeurs, nominative singular ambassadeurs, nominative plural ambassadeur)

  1. ambassador

Descendants

References

  1. Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “andbahti”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 15/1: Germanismes: A–Bryman, page 19
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