intestin
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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)
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Romanian: intestin n
See also
- boyau m
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
- “intestin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Romanian
Etymology
(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) Borrowed from French intestin m.
Pronunciation
Noun
intestin n (plural intestine)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | intestin | intestinul | intestine | intestinele | |
| genitive-dative | intestin | intestinului | intestine | intestinelor | |
| vocative | intestinule | intestinelor | |||