pressentiment

Catalan

Etymology

From pressentir + -ment.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [pɾə.sən.tiˈmen]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [pɾə.sən.tiˈment]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [pɾe.sen.tiˈment]
  • Rhymes: -ent

Noun

pressentiment m (plural pressentiments)

  1. presentiment

Further reading

French

Etymology

From Middle French pressentiment.

Noun

pressentiment m (plural pressentiments)

  1. presentiment; hunch; premonition

Further reading

Middle French

Etymology

First known attestation 1572, from pressentir + -ment.[1]

Noun

pressentiment m (plural pressentiments)

  1. presentiment; hunch; premonition

References

  1. Etymology and history of pressentiment”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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