byzantin

French

Etymology

From Late Latin byzantinus itself from Byzantium

Pronunciation

• IPA: /bizɑ̃tɛ̃/

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Adjective

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

1. Byzantine

   L'empire byzantin.

2. overcomplicated, futile and lost in the details

   Des discussions byzantines.

Synonyms

• constantinopolitain

Derived terms

• byzantinisme
• byzantiniste
• byzantinologie
• byzantinologue

References

• "byzantin" in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).