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/
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  • (Occitania) IPA(key): [ˈʒɔ.nə]
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  • (Quebec, formal) IPA(key): [ʒou̯n]
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Adjective edit

jaune (plural jaunes)

  1. yellow
    Le citron est un fruit jaune.
    Lemon is a yellow fruit.

Derived terms edit

Noun edit

jaune m (plural jaunes)

  1. yellow
  2. yolk (of egg)
  3. strikebreaker
  4. (colloquial) pastis
  5. (sports) yellow card

See also edit

Colors in French · couleurs (layout · text)
     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

Anagrams edit

Middle French edit

Noun edit

jaune m (plural jaunes)

  1. Alternative form of iaune

Adjective edit

jaune m or f (plural jaunes)

  1. Alternative form of iaune

Norman edit

Pronunciation edit

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Adjective edit

jaune m or f

  1. Alternative form of jaûne

Occitan edit

Pronunciation edit

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Adjective edit

jaune m (feminine singular jauna, masculine plural jaunes, feminine plural jaunas)

  1. yellow

Noun edit

jaune m (plural jaunes)

  1. yellow

Synonyms edit

Old French edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Latin galbinus.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

jaune oblique singularm (oblique plural jaunes, nominative singular jaunes, nominative plural jaune)

  1. yellow

Adjective edit

jaune m (oblique and nominative feminine singular jaune)

  1. yellow

Descendants edit

  • Middle French: jaune, iaune
  • Italian: giallo
  • Venetian: zalo
    Fiumano: jalo
  • Emilian: śal
  • Norman: jaone (Guernsey), jâone (Cotentin), jaûne (Jersey)
  • Walloon: djaene