chaque
See also: châque
French edit
Etymology edit
From Middle French chasque, a backformation from chascun, from Old French chascun (whence modern chacun). The Old French derives from a conflation of Vulgar Latin *quiscunus (from quisque unus) with synonymous *catunus (from cata unus, from Ancient Greek κατά (katá), whence Catalan, Spanish, and Portuguese cada). The short vowel (and hence the lack of a circumflex) is due to the usually unstressed position (cf. notre vs. le nôtre).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
chaque (invariable)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “chaque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norman edit
Etymology edit
Cognate to Middle French chasque (“each”), a back-formation from Old French chascun (“each one, every one”).
Adjective edit
chaque m or f (invariable, masculine and feminine plural chaques)
Spanish edit
Noun edit
chaque m (plural chaques)