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French
Pronunciation
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)
- intestine
- gros intestin ― large intestine
- intestin grêle ― small intestine
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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)
- (archaic) intestinal
- Synonym: intestinal
- (literary) internal
- des conflits intestins ― internecine conflicts, infighting
- une guerre intestine ― a civil war
Further reading
Romanian
Etymology
(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) Borrowed from French intestin m.
Pronunciation
Noun
intestin n (plural intestine)
- intestine
- Synonyms: viscere n pl, măruntaie n pl
Declension