vierge
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle French verge, from Old French verge, vierge, virge, from a shortening of virgene, from Latin virgō, according to the Trésor de la Langue Française etymological dictionary, a borrowing.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
vierge f (plural vierges)
Derived terms edit
Adjective edit
vierge (plural vierges)
- virgin
- blank (of paper, recording/storage media, etc.)
- CD vierge ― blank CD
- Reprenez un formulaire vierge et recommencez. ― Take a new blank copy of the form and start again.
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “vierge”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.