profond
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle French profond, from Old French profont, relatinization of inherited parfont, parfunt, from Latin profundus.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /pʁɔ.fɔ̃/
Audio (France) (file) Audio (Montréal, Canada) (file) - Rhymes: -ɔ̃
- Homophone: profonds
Adjective edit
profond (feminine profonde, masculine plural profonds, feminine plural profondes)
- deep
- le lac est profond de 100 mètres
- the lake is 100 metres deep
- profound
- (of a region, country or continent, sometimes derogatory) rural, small-town, provincial, heartland; authentic, true
- la Wallonie profonde, la France profonde, l’Afrique profonde ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- 2014, Charles de Gaulle, Lettres, notes et carnets, tome 4 : 1941-1943, Plon, →ISBN:
- Mais les Nations Unies ont les moyens de faire échouer ce plan de Hitler et la France profonde, la vraie France, espère de toute son âme qu’elles sauront les employer.
- But the United Nations has the means to foil this plan of Hitler's, and the French heartlands, the real France, hope with all their heart that it will be able to use them.
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “profond”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Maltese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian profondo.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
profond (feminine singular profonda, plural profondi)
Related terms edit
Middle French edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old French profont.
Adjective edit
profond m (feminine singular profonde, masculine plural profonds, feminine plural profondes)
- deep (of water, etc.)
Noun edit
profond m (plural profonds)
- bottom (lowest part)
Descendants edit
- French: profond
References edit
- profond on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)
Romanian edit
Adjective edit
profond m or n (feminine singular profondă, masculine plural profonzi, feminine and neuter plural profonde)
Declension edit
Declension of profond
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | profond | profondă | profonzi | profonde | ||
definite | profondul | profonda | profonzii | profondele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | profond | profonde | profonzi | profonde | ||
definite | profondului | profondei | profonzilor | profondelor |