mouvement

French

Etymology

From mouvoir +‎ -ment, (found in Old French as movement); cf. also Medieval Latin mōvimentum (probably partly based on the Old French), from Latin moveō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muv.mɑ̃/

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Noun

mouvement m (plural mouvements)

1. movement
2. motion

Derived terms

• en deux temps trois mouvements

Related terms

• mouvance
• mouvementer (> mouvementé)

Further reading

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

Middle French

Noun

mouvement m (plural mouvemens)

1. movement