ambassadeur
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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch ambassadeur, from Middle French ambassadeur.
Pronunciation
Noun
ambassadeur m (plural ambassadeuren or ambassadeurs, diminutive ambassadeurtje n)
Synonyms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: ambassadeur
- → Caribbean Javanese: ambasadhir
French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French ambassadeur.
Pronunciation
Noun
ambassadeur m (plural ambassadeurs, feminine ambassadrice)
Usage notes
Formally, a female ambassador in her own right was "Madame l'Ambassadeur", while the ambassador's wife was "Madame l'Ambassadrice". This use is now dated.
Further reading
- “ambassadeur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Middle French
Etymology
Noun
ambassadeur m (plural ambassadeurs)
Descendants
- French: ambassadeur
Old French
Etymology
First known attestation circa 1190. From Old Italian ambassatore, ambassadore, from Old Occitan ambaisador (“ambassador”), from Latin ambasiātor.[1]
Noun
ambassadeur oblique singular, m (oblique plural ambassadeurs, nominative singular ambassadeurs, nominative plural ambassadeur)
Descendants
- Middle French: ambassadeur
- French: ambassadeur
References
- ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “andbahti”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 15/1: Germanismes: A–Bryman, page 19