histrion

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See also: histrión

English

Alternative forms

histrio

Etymology

From Latin histriō. Compare French histrion. See histrionic.

Noun

histrion (plural histrions)

(obsolete) A stage actor.

Related terms

histrionic

References

“histrion”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin histriōnem.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /is.tʁi.jɔ̃/

Noun

histrion m (plural histrions)

(derogatory) a minstrel

Derived terms

Related terms

histrionique

Descendants

→ Esperanto: histriono

Further reading

“histrion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French histrion, from Latin histrio.

Noun

histrion m (plural histrioni)

histrion

Declension

Declension of **histrion**
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
	singular			plural
nominative-accusative	histrion	histrionul		histrioni	histrionii
genitive-dative	histrion	histrionului		histrioni	histrionilor
vocative	histrionule			histrionilor

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