compteur

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔ̃.tœʁ/
  • Homophone: conteur

Etymology 1

From compter (to count) + -eur (-er).

Noun

compteur m (plural compteurs)

  1. a measuring device that keeps a count, a meter, a counter
  2. (by ellipsis) an speedometer, an electricity meter, or a gas meter
  3. (grammar) a counter
  4. (programming) a counter
  5. (sports) table (league)
    3 points de plus au compteur
    3 more points on the table.

Etymology 2

From compter (to count) + -eur (-er).

Derived terms

Further reading

Paronyms

Anagrams

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.