discours

English

Noun

discours (plural discourses)

1. Obsolete form of discourse.
   • 1580, Leonardo Phioravanti, translated by Iohn Hester, A Short Discours of the Excellent Doctour and Knight, Maister Leonardo Phioravanti Bolognese vppon Chirurgerie. […], London: […] Thomas East, title page:

     A SHORT DISCOURS Of the excellent Doctour and Knight,maiſter Leonardo phioravanti bolognese vppon Chirurgerie.

   • [1598], Iohn Huighen van Linschoten, translated by [William Phillip], Iohn Huighen van Linschoten. His Discours of Voyages into yͤ Easte & West Indies. […], London: […] [John Windet for] Iohn Wolfe […], title page:

     IOHN HVIGHEN VAN LINSCHOTEN. his Diſcours of Voyages into yͤ Easte & West Indies.

   • 1649, J[ohn] Milton, “Vpon the Insolency of the Tumults”, in ΕΙΚΟΝΟΚΛΆΣΤΗΣ [Eikonoklástēs] […], London: […] Matthew Simmons, […], →OCLC, page 32:

     Thus farr the occaſion of this diſcours againſt Tumults; now to the diſcours it ſelfe, voluble anough, and full of ſentence, but that, for the moſt part, either ſpecious rather then ſolid, or to his cauſe nothing pertinent.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French discours, from Latin discursus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪsˈkuːr/

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• Hyphenation: dis‧cours
• Rhymes: -uːr

Noun

discours n (plural discoursen, diminutive discoursje n)

1. discourse (way of thinking involving certain concepts and terms)
2. discourse (exposition of some length)

   Wie ook deze discours snapt, zal weten dat mij slechts dactylisch hexameter vertrouwd is en niets anders, geef me toch vrijheid!

   Who also understands this exposition, will know that only dactylic hexameter is familiar to me and nothing else, give me liberty!

Synonyms

• vertoog

Derived terms

• discoursanalyse

Descendants

• → Papiamentu: deeskoers (dated)

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French discours, borrowed (with influence from cours) from Late Latin discursus (“the act of running about”) (from Latin discurrō (“run about”), from dis- (“apart”) + currō (“run”)). Compare English discourse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dis.kuʁ/

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Noun

discours m (plural discours)

1. oral presentation; discourse; speech; oration

Derived terms

• avoir le respire court et le discours égaré
• discours de haine
• discours direct
• discours indirect
• partie du discours

 

Further reading

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

Middle French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin discursus.

Noun

discours m (plural discours)

1. speech; discourse

Descendants

• French: discours

Norman

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French discours, from Late Latin discursus (“the act of running about”).

Noun

discours m (plural discours)

1. (Jersey) speech

Derived terms

• faithe un discours (“to make a speech”)