icône
French edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Russian икона (ikona, “(Eastern Orthodox) religious image”) [1859]; in the GUI sense from English icon, ultimately from Ancient Greek εἰκών (eikṓn, “figure, image, etc.”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
icône f (plural icônes)
- (chiefly Christianity) icon (representation as an object of religious devotion)
- les saintes icônes ― the holy icons
- (graphical user interface) icon (small picture that represents something)
- Synonym: pictogramme
Usage notes edit
In the GUI sense, the word is sometimes treated as masculine.
Noun edit
icône m or f by sense (plural icônes)
- (figurative) icon (exemplar person or thing)
- Synonym: archétype
- Il est un icône du ski. ― He's a skiing icon.
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “icône”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norman edit
Etymology edit
From Latin īcon, from Ancient Greek εἰκών (eikṓn, “likeness, image, portrait”).
Noun edit
icône f (plural icônes)