combinaison
French edit
Etymology edit
From the verb combiner + -aison, modeled after or borrowed from Late Latin combīnātiōnem.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
combinaison f (plural combinaisons)
- combination, combining
- combination (of lock, safe etc.)
- (full-length) slip; petticoat
- jumpsuit; overalls
Descendants edit
- → Greek: κομπινεζόν (kompinezón)
- → Polish: kombinezon
- → Romanian: combinezon
- → Russian: комбинезо́н (kombinezón)
- → Turkish: kombinezon
Further reading edit
- “combinaison”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle French edit
Noun edit
combinaison f (plural combinaisons)
- combination (act; instance of combining)