capitaine

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FrenchEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Middle French capitaine, from Old French capitaine, a borrowing from Late Latin capitaneus, from Latin caput. Compare the inherited Old French chevetaine (whence English chieftain).

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ka.pi.tɛn/

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• Rhymes: -ɛn
• Homophone: capitaines

NounEdit

capitaine m (plural capitaines)

1. captain, leader

Derived termsEdit

• capitainerie

Further readingEdit

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

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Middle FrenchEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old French capitaine, a borrowing from Late Latin capitaneus.

NounEdit

capitaine m (plural capitaines)

1. (military) captain

DescendantsEdit

• French: capitaine