profond
French
editEtymology
editInherited from Middle French profond, from Old French profont, relatinization of inherited parfont, parfunt, from Latin profundus.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /pʁɔ.fɔ̃/
Audio (France): (file) Audio (Quebec, Montreal): (file) - Rhymes: -ɔ̃
- Homophone: profonds
Adjective
editprofond (feminine profonde, masculine plural profonds, feminine plural profondes)
- deep
- le lac est profond de 100 mètres
- the lake is 100 metres deep
- profound
- (of a region, country or continent, sometimes derogatory) rural, small-town, provincial, heartland; authentic, true
- la Wallonie profonde, la France profonde, l’Afrique profonde ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- 2014, Charles de Gaulle, Lettres, notes et carnets, tome 4 : 1941-1943, Plon, →ISBN:
- Mais les Nations Unies ont les moyens de faire échouer ce plan de Hitler et la France profonde, la vraie France, espère de toute son âme qu’elles sauront les employer.
- But the United Nations has the means to foil this plan of Hitler's, and the French heartlands, the real France, hope with all their heart that it will be able to use them.
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “profond”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Maltese
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Italian profondo.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editprofond (feminine singular profonda, plural profondi)
Related terms
editMiddle French
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old French profont.
Adjective
editprofond m (feminine singular profonde, masculine plural profonds, feminine plural profondes)
- deep (of water, etc.)
Noun
editprofond m (plural profonds)
- bottom (lowest part)
Descendants
edit- French: profond
References
edit- profond on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)
Romanian
editAdjective
editprofond m or n (feminine singular profondă, masculine plural profonzi, feminine and neuter plural profonde)
Declension
editDeclension of profond
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | profond | profondă | profonzi | profonde | ||
definite | profondul | profonda | profonzii | profondele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | profond | profonde | profonzi | profonde | ||
definite | profondului | profondei | profonzilor | profondelor |
References
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