printemps

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French printans, from prime tans (“first time, first season”), from Latin prīmum tempus. Displaced Latin vēr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʁɛ̃.tɑ̃/

• Audio (Paris):

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• Audio (Quebec, Montreal):

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Noun

printemps m (plural printemps)

1. spring (season)

   Je veux visiter la France au printemps.

   I want to visit France in the spring.

Derived terms

• équinoxe de printemps
• ménage de printemps
• nettoyage de printemps
• Printemps arabe
• rouleau de printemps
• une hirondelle ne fait pas le printemps

Related terms

• printanier

Descendants

• Louisiana Creole: printem

See also

• vernal

Seasons in French · saisons (layout · text) · category
printemps (“spring”)	été (“summer”)	automne (“autumn”)	hiver (“winter”)

Further reading

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

Middle French

Noun

printemps

1. spring (season)
   • 1549, Commentaires tres excellens de l'hystoire des plantes‎^[1], Paris:

Occitan

Etymology

Compare French printemps.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

printemps m

1. spring (season)

See also

Seasons in Occitan · sasons (layout · text) · category
prima (“spring”)	estiu (“summer”)	auton (“autumn”)	ivèrn (“winter”)