témoin
See also: têmoin
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle French tesmoing, from Old French tesmoin, from Latin testimōnium (also borrowed in Old French testemoingne).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /te.mwɛ̃/
Audio (un témoin) (file) - Homophone: témoins
- Rhymes: -wɛ̃, -ɛ̃
- Hyphenation: té‧moin
Noun edit
témoin m (plural témoins, feminine (rare) témoignesse or (nonstandard) témouine)
- (law) witness
- (marriage, weddings) best man
- (athletics, relay racing) baton
- indicator
- (Internet, software) Ellipsis of témoin de navigation.
Usage notes edit
- The masculine noun is generally used for both male and female witnesses.
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Further reading edit
- “témoin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.