ennemi

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word ennemi. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word ennemi, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say ennemi in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word ennemi you have here. The definition of the word ennemi will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofennemi, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French enemi, anemi, from earlier inimi, inimic, from Latin inimīcus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛn.mi/, (elevated[1]) /ɛ.nə.mi/ ~ /e.nə.mi/, (obsolete) /ɑ̃.nə.mi/, /a.nə.mi/
  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

ennemi (feminine ennemie, masculine plural ennemis, feminine plural ennemies)

  1. enemy
    feu ennemi ― enemy fire

Noun

ennemi m (plural ennemis, feminine ennemie)

  1. enemy
    Antonym: ami
    • 2010, Marc Grillaud, La legende du Bouclier de Brennus, p. 146
      [Les ibères] trouvèrent, en nos personnes, un peuple apprêté à les accepter comme leurs souverains. Cette particularité permit, à notre peuple, de ne point être traité en tant qu’ennemi.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    Le mieux est l’ennemi du bien.
    The better is the enemy of the good.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ “ennemi”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.

Anagrams

Old French

Noun

ennemi oblique singular, m (oblique plural ennemis, nominative singular ennemis, nominative plural ennemi)

  1. Alternative form of anemi
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia