jaune
See also: jaûne
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle French jaune, iaune, from Old French jaune, jalne, from Latin galbinus.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ʒon/
audio (Paris, France) (file)
- (Occitania) IPA(key): [ˈʒɔ.nə]
audio (Avignon, France) (file)
- (Quebec, formal) IPA(key): [ʒou̯n]
audio (Quebec) (file)
Adjective edit
jaune (plural jaunes)
- yellow
- Le citron est un fruit jaune.
- Lemon is a yellow fruit.
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
jaune m (plural jaunes)
- yellow
- yolk (of egg)
- strikebreaker
- (colloquial) pastis
- (sports) yellow card
See also edit
blanc | gris | noir |
rouge; cramoisi, carmin | orange; brun, marron | jaune; crème |
lime | vert | menthe |
cyan, turquoise; bleu canard | azur, bleu ciel | bleu |
violet, lilas; indigo | magenta; pourpre | rose |
Further reading edit
- “jaune”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams edit
Middle French edit
Noun edit
jaune m (plural jaunes)
- Alternative form of iaune
Adjective edit
jaune m or f (plural jaunes)
- Alternative form of iaune
Norman edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (Jersey) (file)
Adjective edit
jaune m or f
- Alternative form of jaûne
Occitan edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (Béarn) (file)
Adjective edit
jaune m (feminine singular jauna, masculine plural jaunes, feminine plural jaunas)
Noun edit
jaune m (plural jaunes)
Synonyms edit
- auriò (Gascon)
Old French edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
jaune oblique singular, m (oblique plural jaunes, nominative singular jaunes, nominative plural jaune)
- yellow
- c. 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:
- Blanches et verz, bloes et jaunes
- Whites, greens, blues and yellows.
Adjective edit
jaune m (oblique and nominative feminine singular jaune)