vierge

See also: Vierge, vièrge, and Vièrge

French

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /vjɛʁʒ/

• Audio:

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• Homophone: vierges

Noun

vierge f (plural vierges)

1. virgin

Derived terms

• demi-vierge

Adjective

vierge (plural vierges)

1. virgin
2. 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

• carte vierge
• forêt vierge
• îles Vierges
• sauce vierge
• Vierge Marie
• vigne vierge

 

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• givrée