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Catalan
Etymology
From compartir + -ment.
Pronunciation
Noun
compartiment m (plural compartiments)
- compartment
Further reading
Dutch
Etymology
First attested 1564, borrowed from Middle French compartiment, from Italian compartimento, from Late Latin compartiri (“to divide with, to share with”), from com- + partiri (“to apportion, to divide, to share”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌkɔm.pɑr.tiˈmɛnt/
- Hyphenation: com‧par‧ti‧ment
- Rhymes: -ɛnt
Noun
compartiment n (plural compartimenten, diminutive compartimentje n)
- compartment
- train compartment
- Synonyms: coupé, treincoupé
Descendants
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian compartimento.
Pronunciation
Noun
compartiment m (plural compartiments)
- compartment
Further reading
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French compartiment.
Noun
compartiment n (plural compartimente)
- compartment
Declension