ingénieur

See also: ingenieur and Ingenieur

French

Etymology

Modified, based on the verb ingénier, from Old French engigneor, itself from engin or from Medieval Latin ingeniātōrem or ingeniārius (“one who makes or uses an engine”), from Latin ingenium (“an engine”), from in (“in”) + gignō, gignere (“to produce, cause”). The distinction was likely intentionally made to separate the word from the unrelated Old French engigneor (“deceiver”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̃.ʒe.njœʁ/

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Noun

ingénieur m (plural ingénieurs)

1. engineer (person qualified or professionally engaged in engineering)
2. (Louisiana) conductor

   Synonym: conducteur

Derived terms

• ingénieur du son
• ingénieur européen

 

Descendants

• → Swedish: ingenjör c
• → German: Ingenieur m
• → Luxembourgish: Ingenieur m

Further reading

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