vierge

See also: Vierge, vièrge, and Vièrge

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French verge, from Old French verge, vierge, virge, from a shortening of virgene, from Latin virgō, according to the Trésor de la Langue Française etymological dictionary, a borrowing.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /vjɛʁʒ/
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Homophone: vierges

Noun

vierge f (plural vierges)

virgin

Derived terms

demi-vierge

Adjective

vierge (plural vierges)

virgin
blank (of paper, recording/storage media, etc.)
CD vierge ― blank CD

Reprenez un formulaire vierge et recommencez. ― Take a new blank copy of the form and start again.

Derived terms

Further reading

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

Anagrams

givrée

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