"monsieur" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /məˈsjʊə(ɹ)/, /məˈsjɜː(ɹ)/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-monsieur.wav [Southern-England] Forms: monsieurs [plural], messieurs [plural]
Etymology: From French monsieur. Doublet of monseigneur and monsignor. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|monsieur}} French monsieur, {{doublet|en|monseigneur|monsignor}} Doublet of monseigneur and monsignor Head templates: {{en-noun|s|messieurs}} monsieur (plural monsieurs or messieurs)
  1. (dated) A man, especially a French gentleman. Tags: dated Related terms: croque-monsieur
    Sense id: en-monsieur-en-noun-HQNh40L4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Noun [French]

IPA: /mə.sjø/, /mɔ.sjø/, /mɔ̃.sjø/ Audio: Fr-monsieur.ogg Forms: messieurs [plural]
Etymology: From mon (“my”) + sieur, from the oblique case of Old French sire (cf. also seignor), ultimately from Latin senior. Etymology templates: {{m|fr|mon||my}} mon (“my”), {{m|fr|sieur}} sieur, {{der|fr|fro|sire}} Old French sire, {{m|fro|seignor}} seignor, {{der|fr|la|senior}} Latin senior Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|messieurs}} monsieur m (plural messieurs)
  1. mister, sir (a title or form of address for a man, used with or without the name in direct or third-person address) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-monsieur-fr-noun-63VwhbQJ Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 77 23
  2. gentleman Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-monsieur-fr-noun-YXwGLXuI
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: M., Mr Derived forms: mesdames et messieurs, Monsieur Durand, monsieur je-sais-tout, Monsieur Propre Related terms: monseigneur, sieur, sire, madame, mademoiselle

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    "French nouns",
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    "French terms derived from Old French",
    "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "French terms with audio links"
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    {
      "word": "Mr"
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}

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