authentique

See also: authentiqué

English

Adjective

authentique (comparative more authentique, superlative most authentique)

1. Obsolete form of authentic.

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o.tɑ̃.tik/

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• Rhymes: -ɑ̃tik

Etymology 1

From Latin authenticus, from Ancient Greek αὐθεντικός (authentikós).

Adjective

authentique (plural authentiques)

1. authentic, real, genuine

   Synonyms: vrai, réel

   Antonym: faux

Derived terms

• authenticité
• authentiquement

Related terms

• authentiquer

Descendants

• → Turkish: otantik

Etymology 2

Verb

authentique

1. first-person singular present indicative of authentiquer
2. third-person singular present indicative of authentiquer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of authentiquer
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of authentiquer
5. second-person singular imperative of authentiquer

Further reading

• “authentique” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).