minuit

See also: minúit

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French mynuyt, from Old French mie nuit, from mie, feminine singular of mi (“half, half way”) + nuit (“night”). Equivalent to mi- +‎ nuit. Compare Occitan mièjanuèch, mièjanuèit, Catalan mitjanit, Portuguese meia-noite, Spanish medianoche, Italian mezzanotte, Romanian miazănoapte.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mi.nɥi/
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Noun

minuit m (plural minuits)

  1. midnight
    La nouvelle journée commence à minuit.
    The new day begins at midnight.
    Il est déjà minuit?
    Is it midnight already?
    Pendant les week-ends, je me couche à minuit.
    On the weekends, I go to bed by midnight.

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Verb

minuit

  1. third-person singular present active indicative of minuō
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