souverain

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French soverain, from Vulgar Latin *superānus, from Latin super. Compare Italian sovrano; Galician, Portuguese, and Spanish soberano.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /su.vʁɛ̃/
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Adjective

souverain (feminine souveraine, masculine plural souverains, feminine plural souveraines)

sovereign

Related terms

sur
suzerain

Descendants

→ Danish: suveræn
→ German: souverän
→ Romanian: suveran

Noun

souverain m (plural souverains)

sovereign

Derived terms

Descendants

→ Danish: suveræn
→ German: Souverän
→ Romanian: suveran
→ Russian: суверен (suveren)

Further reading

“souverain”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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