université
See also: üniversite
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old French universitei, itself borrowed from Medieval Latin universitātem.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
université f (plural universités)
- university (institution of higher education)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Haitian Creole: inivèsite
- → Turkish: üniversite
Further reading edit
- “université”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle French edit
Noun edit
université f (plural universitez)
- university (institution of higher education)
- entirety; universality
Descendants edit
- French: université
Old French edit
Noun edit
université oblique singular, f (oblique plural universitez, nominative singular université, nominative plural universitez)
- university (institution of higher education)
Descendants edit
- → Middle English: universite