fenêtre

French

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Inherited from Middle French fenestre, from Old French fenestre, from Latin fenestra.

    Pronunciation

    • (France) IPA(key): /fə.nɛtʁ/, /fnɛtʁ/
      • Audio (France); une fenêtre [yn fø.nɛtχ]:(file)
      • (Meridional) IPA(key): [fə.nɛ.tʁə]
      • Rhymes: -ɛtʁ
    • IPA(key): /fə.nɛːtʁ/, /fnɛːtʁ/ (older, now chiefly Belgium and Canada)
      • Audio (Quebec, formal); [fə.nɛːtχ]:(file)
      • Audio (Quebec, informal); [fœ̈.naɛ̯tχ]:(file)
      • Audio (Quebec, Gaspésie, informal); [fnaɛ̯tχ]:(file)
      • Audio (Quebec, informal); [fnaɛ̯t]:(file)
    • Audio (Switzerland (Valais)):(file)
    • Audio (France (Vosges)):(file)
    • Audio (France (Vosges)):(file)
    • Audio (France (Somain)):(file)

    Noun

    fenêtre f (plural fenêtres)

    1. window
      Synonym: (Acadia, Louisiana, Quebec) châssis

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Haitian Creole: fenèt
    • Mauritian Creole: lafnet

    See also

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