même
French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French mesme, from Old French mesme, earlier medesme or medisme and meïsme, from Vulgar Latin *metipsimus, from Latin -met + ipse + -issimus. Cognates include Bourguignon moîme, Spanish mismo, Portuguese mesmo and Italian medesimo.
Pronunciation
Adverb
même
- (used before the article) even
- Même les rois doivent mourir. ― Even kings must die
- On ne peut même pas en faire une. ― We cannot even make one
- J’veux même pas savoir. ― I don't even want to know.
Derived terms
Adjective
même (plural mêmes)
Derived terms
Descendants
See also
Further reading
- “même”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norman
Alternative forms
- mesme (Guernsey)
Etymology
From Old French meïsme, mesme, from Vulgar Latin *metipsimus, from Latin -met (intensifier) + ipse (“him/her/itself”) + -issimus (superlative ending).
Pronunciation
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