compatriote
French edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Late Latin compatriota, itself likely a calque of Ancient Greek συμπατριώτης (sumpatriṓtēs). By surface analysis, com- + patriote.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
compatriote m or f by sense (plural compatriotes)
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “compatriote”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian edit
Noun edit
compatriote f