citoyen

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French citoyen, from Old French citoien, citeien, from earlier citeain, equivalent to cité + -ain (later confused with or influenced by the suffix -ien). Doublet of citadin, a borrowing from Italian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /si.twa.jɛ̃/

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Noun

citoyen m (plural citoyens, feminine citoyenne)

1. citizen

Derived terms

• citoyenneté

Adjective

citoyen (feminine citoyenne, masculine plural citoyens, feminine plural citoyennes)

1. (relational) citizen
2. civic

Derived terms

• citoyennement

Related terms

• civique

Further reading

• “citoyen”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French citoien, citeain, from cité.

Noun

citoyen m (plural citoyens, feminine singular citoyenne, feminine plural citoyennes)

1. citizen

Descendants

• French: citoyen