byzantin

French

Etymology

From Late Latin byzantinus itself from Byzantium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bi.zɑ̃.tɛ̃/

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• Rhymes: -ɛ̃

Adjective

byzantin (feminine byzantine, masculine plural byzantins, feminine plural byzantines)

1. Byzantine

   L’empire byzantin.

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2. overcomplicated, futile and lost in the details

   Des discussions byzantines.

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Synonyms

• constantinopolitain

Derived terms

• byzantinisme
• byzantiniste
• byzantinologie
• byzantinologue
• Empire byzantin

 

References

• “byzantin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Further reading

• “byzantin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Interlingua

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bi.zanˈtin/

Adjective

byzantin (comparative plus byzantin, superlative le plus byzantin)

1. Byzantine

   Le imperio byzantin.

   The Byzantine Empire.

Synonyms

• constantinopolitan