meuble
See also: meublé
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Latin mōbilis (“that which can be moved”), used in juridical Latin to refer to movable possessions, the antonym being immōbilis (> French immeuble (“building”)), used to refer to immovable possessions. Doublet of mobile.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
meuble m (plural meubles)
- piece of furniture
- (heraldry) charge
- (law) piece of personal property
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Danish: møbel
- → Dutch: meubel
- → German: Möbel
- → Norwegian Bokmål: møbel
- → Norwegian Nynorsk: møbel
- → Polish: mebel
- → Spanish: mueble
- → Swedish: möbel
- → Yiddish: מעבל (mebl)
Adjective edit
meuble (plural meubles)
Synonyms edit
Verb edit
meuble
- inflection of meubler:
Further reading edit
- “meuble”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norman edit
Etymology edit
From Latin mōbilis (“movable”).
Noun edit
meuble m (plural meubles)