See also: Ambassadeur

Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch ambassadeur, from Middle French ambassadeur.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌɑm.bɑ.saːˈdøːr/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: am‧bas‧sa‧deur
  • Rhymes: -øːr

Noun

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ambassadeur m (plural ambassadeuren or ambassadeurs, diminutive ambassadeurtje n)

  1. ambassador

Synonyms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: ambassadeur
  • Caribbean Javanese: ambasadhir

French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French ambassadeur.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ambassadeur m (plural ambassadeurs, feminine ambassadrice)

  1. ambassador

Usage notes

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Formally, a female ambassador in her own right was "Madame l'Ambassadeur", while the ambassador's wife was "Madame l'Ambassadrice". This use is now dated.

Further reading

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Middle French

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Etymology

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Old French ambassadeur.

Noun

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ambassadeur m (plural ambassadeurs)

  1. ambassador

Descendants

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Old French

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Etymology

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First known attestation circa 1190. From Old Italian ambassatore, ambassadore, from Old Occitan ambaisador (ambassador), from Latin ambasiātor.[1]

Noun

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ambassadeur oblique singularm (oblique plural ambassadeurs, nominative singular ambassadeurs, nominative plural ambassadeur)

  1. ambassador

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “andbahti”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 15/1: Germanismes: A–Bryman, page 19