profond

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French profond, from Old French profont, relatinization of inherited parfont, parfunt, from Latin profundus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʁɔ.fɔ̃/

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• Rhymes: -ɔ̃
• Homophone: profonds

Adjective

profond (feminine profonde, masculine plural profonds, feminine plural profondes)

1. deep

   le lac est profond de 100 mètres

   the lake is 100 metres deep

2. profound
3. (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

• approfondir
• gorge profonde
• profondément
• profondeur

Further reading

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

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian profondo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prɔˈfɔnt/
• Rhymes: -ɔnt

Adjective

profond (feminine singular profonda, plural profondi)

1. profound, deep (intellectually deep)

Related terms

• approfondixxa
• profondament
• profondità

 

Middle French

Alternative forms

• parfont
• profund

Etymology

From Old French profont.

Adjective

profond m (feminine singular profonde, masculine plural profonds, feminine plural profondes)

1. deep (of water, etc.)

Noun

profond m (plural profonds)

1. bottom (lowest part)

Descendants

• French: profond

References

• profond on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)

Romanian

Adjective

profond m or n (feminine singular profondă, masculine plural profonzi, feminine and neuter plural profonde)

1. Obsolete form of profund.

Declension

Declension of profond

		singular			plural
		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

References

• profond in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN