fenêtre

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French

Alternative forms

fenestre (obsolete)

Etymology

Inherited from Old French fenestre, inherited from Latin fenestra.

Pronunciation

(France) IPA^(key): /fə.nɛtʁ/, /fnɛtʁ/
- Audio (France); “une fenêtre” : (file)
- (Meridional) IPA^(key):
- Rhymes: -ɛtʁ
IPA^(key): /fə.nɛːtʁ/, /fnɛːtʁ/ (older, now chiefly Belgium and Canada)
- Audio (Quebec, formal); : (file)
- Audio (Quebec, informal); : (file)
- Audio (Quebec, Gaspésie, informal); : (file)
- Audio (Quebec, informal); : (file)

Noun

fenêtre f (plural fenêtres)

window

Synonyms

(Quebec, Acadian, Louisiana) châssis m

Derived terms

Descendants

Haitian Creole: fenèt
Mauritian Creole: lafnet

See also

vitrine

Further reading

“fenêtre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
“fenêtre” in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse.
“fenêtre” in Dico en ligne Le Robert.

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