subjonctif

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin subiunctivus, with /un/ replaced by /on/ (> /ɔ̃/) per the traditional French pronunciation of Latin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /syb.ʒɔ̃k.tif/

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Noun

subjonctif m (uncountable)

1. the subjunctive mood

Further reading

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

Norman

Etymology

From Latin subiunctīvus.

Noun

subjonctif m (uncountable)

1. (Jersey, grammar) subjunctive mood