salaire
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old French salaire, from Latin salārium, probably a semi-learned borrowing. Cf. also the inherited Old French salier, saler (and modern salière).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
salaire m (plural salaires)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “salaire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams edit
Old French edit
Alternative forms edit
- salarie (Anglo-Norman)
Etymology edit
From Latin salārium, probably a semi-learned borrowing. Cf. also salier, saler, which were inherited.
Noun edit
salaire m or f
- salary (fixed amount of money paid to a worker per month, per year, etc.)