intestin

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛ̃.tɛs.tɛ̃/
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Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle French intestin m (first attested in the 15th c.), learned borrowing from Latin intestīnum n.

Noun

intestin m (plural intestins)

  1. intestine
    gros intestinlarge intestine
    intestin grêlesmall intestine
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Romanian: intestin n
See also

Etymology 2

Inherited from Middle French intestin (first attested in 1351-56), learned borrowing from Latin intestīnus.

Adjective

intestin (feminine intestine, masculine plural intestins, feminine plural intestines)

  1. (archaic) intestinal
    Synonym: intestinal
  2. (literary) internal
    des conflits intestinsinternecine conflicts, infighting
    une guerre intestinea civil war

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) Borrowed from French intestin m.

Pronunciation

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Noun

intestin n (plural intestine)

  1. intestine
    Synonyms: viscere n pl, măruntaie n pl

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