avatar

From Hindustani अवतार / اوتار (avtār), from Sanskrit अवतार (avatāra, “descent of a deity from a heaven”), a compound of अव (ava, “off, away, down”) and the vṛddhi-stem of the root तरति (√tṝ, “to cross”).


DVD

(French politics) Abbreviation of divers droite.


as

→ German: As, Ass

→ Hungarian: ász

→ Turkish: as

→ Vietnamese: át


RN

Rassemblement national
Rassemblement national#French

(French politics) Abbreviation of Rassemblement national (“National Rally”).


talent

Borrowed from Latin talentum (“a Grecian weight; a talent of money”), itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek τάλαντον (tálanton, “balance; a particular weight, especially of gold; sum of money; a talent”).

der

(historical, Ancient Rome, Ancient Greece) a talent (an obsolete unit of weight or money)


animé

From Japanese アニメ (“anime”), from アニメーション (“animēshon”), from English animation.


manga

Borrowed from Japanese 漫画(まんが) (manga). Doublet of manhwa.

Hiromu Arakawa est une jeune mangaka débutante quand elle envoie son premier projet chez un éditeur. L’histoire courte deviendra FullMetal Alchemist, un des mangas les plus vendus au Japon : 12 millions d’exemplaires !

2005 November 1, “Duck Action : 5 mangas inmangables ! [Duck Action: 5 Manga You Can’t Miss!]”, in Picsou Magazine (non-fiction), Disney Hachette Presse, page 27:

Hiromu Arakawa was a young mangaka debuting when she sent her first project to a publisher. That short story became FullMetal Alchemist, one of the best-selling manga in Japan: 12 million copies!

Osamu Tezuka est le plus grand dessinateur de manga. De 1947 à 1989, il dessine 150000 pages et crée d’innombrable séries : Astro Boy, le roi Léo, Metropolis, BlackJack, Les trois Adolf, Ayako, Phénix […]

Osamu Tezuka was the greatest manga artist. From 1947 to 1989, he drew 150,000 pages and created countless series: Astro Boy, Kimba the White Lion, Metropolis, Black Jack, Message to Adolf, Ayako, Phoenix…

(comics) manga (comic originating in Japan)


nazi

fr-adj

nazi (feminine nazie, masculine plural nazis, feminine plural nazies)

nazie (feminine)
nazis (masculine plural)
nazies (feminine plural)

Orthographic borrowing from German Nazi.


nazi

Probably from dialectal nase ("snot"). Compare German Nase (“nose”).

(obsolete, slang) Alternative form of nasi (“syphilitic”)


abeille

→ Esperanto: abelo

Ido: abelo

Inherited from Middle French abeille, from Old Occitan abelha, from Latin apicula, diminutive of apis (whence the Old French ef).


PLC

Parti libéral du Canada (canonical masculine)
P.L.C. (alternative)
P. L. C. (alternative)

Parti libéral du Canada
Parti libéral du Canada

Liberal Party of Canada
Liberal Party of Canada

(initialism) (Canadian politics) Parti libéral du Canada — Liberal Party of Canada (LPC)


Zeus

→ Vietnamese: Dớt

→ Persian: زئوس (ze'us)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ζεύς (Zeús).


nymphe

→ Turkish: nemf

Inherited from Middle French, from Old French nimphe, borrowed from Latin nympha or nymphē (“nymph”), from Ancient Greek νύμφη (númphē, “young woman, nymph”).


sphinx

fr-noun

sphinx m (plural sphinx, feminine sphinge)

Borrowed from Latin sphinx f, from Ancient Greek Σφίγξ (Sphínx).

(Egyptian mythology, Greek mythology) sphinx


centurion

Borrowed from Latin centuriōnem. By surface analysis, centurie + -on.

(Ancient Rome, military) centurion (Roman officer)


Uranus

(Roman mythology) Caelus (Roman deity) Note: The Greek deity Uranus is Ouranos


Neptune

(Roman mythology) Neptune (Roman god of the sea)


gaulois

fr-adj

gaulois (feminine gauloise, masculine plural gaulois, feminine plural gauloises)

gauloise (feminine)
gaulois (masculine plural)
gauloises (feminine plural)

Old French galois, from galer, from Frankish, related to galant.


Jérusalem

Jerusalem (the claimed (and de-facto) capital city of Israel; the claimed capital city of Palestine)


Force

Coined by American filmmaker George Lucas

coin

(Star Wars) force (always proceeded with la), the invisible omnipresent energy that the Jedi and the Sith wield in Star Wars


kamikaze

fr-noun

kamikaze m or f by sense (plural kamikazes)

Borrowed from Japanese 神風 (かみかぜ (kamikaze, “suicide flyer”, literally “divine wind”)).

bor+

<i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">かみかぜ</i> (kamikaze, “suicide flyer”, literally “divine wind”)

kamikaze (person carrying out a suicide attack); suicide bomber


client

fr-noun

client m (plural clients, feminine cliente)

Coordinate term: patron

État client

(historical, Ancient Rome) client, retainer, follower (person who is under the patronage of someone else)


hentai

From English hentai, a semantic shift from Japanese 変態(へんたい) (hentai, “pervert”).

hentai (a work of anime or manga—Japanese cartoon art, respectively animated and static—that contains pornography)


Scylla

From Latin Scylla, from Ancient Greek Σκύλλα (Skúlla).

de Charybde en Scylla


augure

Borrowed from Latin augurium. Doublet of heur.


DVC

(French politics) Abbreviation of divers centre (“centrist”).


RIP

référendum d’initiative partagée
référendum d'initiative partagée#French

(French politics) Initialism of référendum d’initiative partagée.


svastika

svastikas (plural)
swastika (alternative)

Borrowed from Sanskrit स्वस्तिक (svastika).


karma

(Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism) karma


yoga

Borrowed from Sanskrit योग (yóga, “yoking, union”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *yáwgas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *yáwgas, from Proto-Indo-European *yéwg-o-s, from *yewg- (“to join”).


Arthur

Arabic: آرثر

Japanese: アルテュール (Arutyūru)

Equivalent to English Arthur, used in France since the Middle Ages.


denier

Inherited from Middle French, from Old French denier, inherited from Latin dēnārius. Doublet of dénaire.


Atlas

Learned borrowing from Latin Atlas, from Ancient Greek Ἄτλας (Átlas).

(Greek mythology) Atlas (son of Iapetus and Clymene, leader of the Titans ordered by Zeus to support the sky on his shoulders)


Cronos

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κρόνος (Krónos).


Franc

fr-noun

Franc m (plural Francs, feminine Franque)

Inherited from Middle French franc (“noble”), from Old French franc, from Latin Francus, from Frankish *Franko (“a Frank”), from Proto-Germanic *frankô (“javelin”).

inh+

Frank (member of a people that inhabited parts of what are now France, the Low Countries and Germany)


Mars

→ Persian: مارس (mârs)


RE

(French politics) Abbreviation of Renaissance.


Bisounours

Blend of bisou (“kiss”) + nounours (“teddy bear”).


klingon

fr-adj

klingon (feminine klingonne, masculine plural klingons, feminine plural klingonnes)

klingonne (feminine)
klingons (masculine plural)
klingonnes (feminine plural)


UG

(French politics) Abbreviation of union de la gauche.


IDS

Initialism of Initiative de défense stratégique (“Strategic Defense Initiative”): SDI


SOC

Parti socialiste
w:fr:Parti socialiste (France)

(French politics) Abbreviation of Parti socialiste (“Socialist Party”).


Sidon

Borrowed from Latin Sīdōn, from Ancient Greek Σιδών (Sidṓn), from Phoenician 𐤑𐤉𐤃𐤅𐤍 (ṣydwn).

Sidon (a city, a state of Levant in Phoenicia), now the modern day Saïda in Lebanon.


Tyr

Tyre (an ancient city-state in Phoenicia)


Osiris

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὄσιρις (Ósiris), from Egyptian 𓁹𓊨𓀭.


Aquitaine

→ English: Aquitaine

Borrowed from Latin Aquitania. Doublet of the inherited Guyenne and Guienne, from Old French Aguyenne.

Gallia Aquitanica
Gallia Aquitanica#English

Gallia Aquitanica (a province of the Roman Empire)


Diane

→ English: Diane
→ Portuguese: Daiane


coryphée

→ Dutch: coryfee

→ English: coryphée

→ Romanian: corifeu

→ Swedish: koryfé

Borrowed from Latin coryphaeus, from Ancient Greek κορυφαῖος (koruphaîos, “leader of the chorus in an Ancient Greek drama”), from κορῠφή (korŭphḗ, “top of the head, crown”) (possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- (“head, top; horn”)) + -ῐος (-ĭos, suffix forming adjectives meaning ‘belonging to, relating to’).

der

(Ancient Greece) leader of the ancient Greek chorus, coryphaeus


Anasazi

fr-noun

Anasazi m or f by sense (plural Anasazis)


Camelot

Inherited from Middle French Camalot, from Old French Camaalot.


César

Inherited from Middle French Cæsar, borrowed from Latin Caesar. Doublet of tsar.


Ys

1955, Claude Lévi-Strauss, Tristes Tropiques (1993 edition), Plon, chapter IX, page 89; translated 1973 by John and Doreen Weightman as Tristes Tropiques (2011 edition), Penguin Books

The bay at Rio eats right into the heart of the city: you land in the centre, as if the other half, like the fabled town of Ys, had already been engulfed by waves.

Rio est mordu par sa baie jusqu’au cœur; on débarque en plein centre, comme si l’autre moitié, nouvelle Ys, avait été déjà dévorée par les flots.


Vénus

→ Persian: ونوس (venus)

Comme l’ardant brandon Vénus

Guillaume de Lorris, Le Roman de la Rose 33.1

Like a burning torch Venus
helped the Lover more than anything


Syrie

→ Khmer: ស៊ីរី (siirii)

→ Vietnamese: Xi-ri

From Latin Syria, from Ancient Greek Συρία (Suría).

Holonym: Proche-Orient

Meronym: Cœlé-Syrie

Syria (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)


mangaka

mangaka m or f by sense (plural mangakas)


manipule

(Ancient Rome, military, Christianity) a maniple


futanari

From Japanese ふたなり (futanari, “hermaphrodite”).

(Japanese pornography) futanari (pornography genre featuing intersex characters)


futanari

(Japanese pornography) futanari (intersex character in such works)


Néron

→ English: Néron

Centre-Val de Loire
Centre-Val de Loire#English

Néron (a village in the Eure-et-Loir department, Centre-Val de Loire, France)


Agamemnon

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀγαμέμνων (Agamémnōn).


Confucius

Borrowed from Latin Cōnfucius, from Mandarin 孔夫子 (Kǒng Fūzǐ, “Master Kong”).


Pallas

Borrowed from Latin Pallas, from Ancient Greek Παλλάς (Pallás).


Anubis

(Egyptian mythology) Anubis (Egyptian god of burial)


Ariane

English: Ariane


Élysée

→ English: Élysée

→ Korean: 엘리제 (Ellije)

Borrowed from Latin Elysium n, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἠλῠ́σῐον n (Ēlŭ́sĭon).

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Elysium


Parti Québécois

(Canadian politics) a separatist left-leaning Québec political party


hécatombe

(historical) hecatomb (sacrifice to the gods, originally of a hundred oxen)


Poutine

Пу́тин Путин#Russian

A transliteration of the Russian surname Пу́тин (Pútin)


sumérien

fr-adj

sumérien (feminine sumérienne, masculine plural sumériens, feminine plural sumériennes)

sumérienne (feminine)
sumériens (masculine plural)
sumériennes (feminine plural)


centurie

(historical, Ancient Rome, military) century (Roman army type unit)


vandale

fr-noun

vandale m or f by sense (plural vandales)

→ Romanian: vandal

→ Turkish: vandal


toge

From Middle French togue, from Latin toga.


Vandale

Vandal (member of an ancient east Germanic tribe)


Athéna

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀθηνᾶ (Athēnâ).


Apollon

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Apollo (god)


Arès

Borrowed from Latin Arēs, from Ancient Greek Ἄρης (Árēs).


Poséidon

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ποσειδῶν (Poseidôn).


Ninive

Nineveh (an ancient city in Assyria, in modern Iraq, near Mosul)


Troie

→ Vietnamese: Tơ-roa

(Ancient Greece) Troy (an ancient city in far northwestern Asia Minor, in modern Turkey)


LR

(French politics) Initialism of Les Républicains.


COM

Parti communiste français
w:fr:Parti communiste français

(French politics) Abbreviation of Parti communiste français (“French Communist Party”).


pharaon

→ Khmer: ផារ៉ោន (phaaraon)

pharaoh (supreme ruler of ancient Egypt)


tragédie

fr-noun

tragédie f (countable and uncountable, plural tragédies)

→ Turkish: trajedi, tragedya

→ Persian: تراژدی (terâžedi)

From Old French tragedie, a borrowing from Latin tragoedia, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek τραγῳδία (tragōidía, “epic play, tragedy”), from τράγος (trágos, “male goat”) + ᾠδή (ōidḗ, “song”), a reference to the goat-satyrs of the theatrical plays of the Dorians.

der

(theater, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome) tragedy


égide

Borrowed from Latin aegidem, from Ancient Greek.

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) aegis


Samarie

Samaria (Both city and part of ancient Palestine)


Aristote

Borrowed from Latin Aristotelēs, itself a borrowing Ancient Greek Ἀριστοτέλης (Aristotélēs).

(historical) Aristotle (an Ancient Greek given name, most notably borne by the fourth century BCE philosopher Aristotle)


Méduse

From Latin Medusa, from Ancient Greek Μέδουσα (Médousa).

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Medusa


calende

(Ancient Rome, usually in the plural) calends (first day of the Roman month)


PQ

P.Q. (alternative)
P. Q. (alternative)
P.-Q. (alternative)

(Canadian politics) Initialism of Parti Québécois


Hypnos

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὕπνος (Húpnos).


Perséphone

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Περσεφόνη (Persephónē).


Ulysse

Borrowed from Latin Ulyssēs. The Roman name is commonly used for the Greek character, perhaps because a Greek-derived name would be rendered identically to Odyssée (“Odyssey”).


NPD

N.P.D. (alternative)
N. P. D. (alternative)

Nouveau Parti démocratique
Nouveau Parti démocratique#French

New Democratic Party
New Democratic Party

(Canada) NDP; initialism of Nouveau Parti démocratique (“New Democratic Party”).


manhua

Borrowed from Mandarin 漫畫 /漫画 (mànhuà), from Japanese 漫(まん)画(が) (manga). Doublet of manga and manhwa.

(comics) manhua (comic originating in China)


manhwa

Borrowed from Korean 만화(漫畫) (manhwa), from Japanese 漫(まん)画(が) (manga). Doublet of manga and manhua.

(comics) manhwa (comic originating in Korea)


questeur

fr-noun

questeur m (plural questeurs, feminine questeuse or questeure or questrice)

questeurs (plural)
questeuse (feminine)
questeure (feminine)
questrice (feminine)
quæsteur (alternative)


babylonien

fr-adj

babylonien (feminine babylonienne, masculine plural babyloniens, feminine plural babyloniennes)

babylonienne (feminine)
babyloniens (masculine plural)
babyloniennes (feminine plural)


assyrien

assyrien (feminine assyrienne, masculine plural assyriens, feminine plural assyriennes)

assyrienne (feminine)
assyriens (masculine plural)
assyriennes (feminine plural)


bloquiste

fr-noun

bloquiste m or f by sense (plural bloquistes)

(Canadian politics) a member of the Bloc Québécois, a Bloquiste


bloquiste

(Canadian politics, relational) of the Bloc Québécois, Bloquiste


PCC

P.C.C. (alternative)
P. C. C. (alternative)

Parti conservateur du Canada
w:fr:Parti conservateur du Canada

Initialism of Parti conservateur du Canada (“CPC”).

Parti communiste chinois
w:fr:Parti communiste chinois

Initialism of Parti communiste chinois (“CPC”).


PLQ

P.L.Q. (alternative)
P. L. Q. (alternative)

Parti libéral du Québec
Parti libéral du Québec#French

(Canadian politics) Initialism of Parti libéral du Québec (“Quebec Liberal Party”).


ADQ

Action démocratique du Québec
Action démocratique du Québec

(Canadian politics) Action démocratique du Québec (a political party in Quebec)


péquiste

péquiste m or f by sense (plural péquistes)

(Canadian politics) a member or supporter of the Parti Québécois


péquiste

(Canadian politics, relational) of the Parti Québécois


adéquiste

adéquiste m or f by sense (plural adéquistes)

(Canadian politics) a member of Action démocratique du Québec


adéquiste

Bien des éléments suggèrent un rapprochement entre la culture réformiste de l’Ouest et la culture adéquiste...

2007, Frédéric Boily, Stephen Harper: de l'École de Calgary au Parti conservateur:

Many elements suggest a reconciliation between the Western reformist culture and that of the Action démocratique du Québec...

(Canadian politics, relational) of Action démocratique du Québec


Action démocratique du Québec

l’Action démocratique du Québec (canonical feminine)

(Canadian politics) a conservative autonomist political party in Québec


Action démocratique

(Canadian politics) Action démocratique du Québec


Sparte

→ Persian: اسپارت (espârt)

From Latin Sparta, from Ancient Greek Σπάρτη (Spártē).

Sparta (ancient city-state in southern Greece)


Pythagore

Borrowed from Latin Pythagorās, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Πυθαγόρας (Puthagóras).

Pythagoras (Ancient Greek mathematician and philosopher)


pur et dur

fr-adj

pur et dur (feminine pure et dure, masculine plural purs et durs, feminine plural pures et dures)

pure et dure (feminine)
purs et durs (masculine plural)
pures et dures (feminine plural)

LL-Q150 (fra)-DenisdeShawi-pur et dur.wav

Coordinate term: pure laine

(Canadian politics) pur et dur (being a hardliner of the Quebec independence movement)


comédie

fr-noun

comédie f (countable and uncountable, plural comédies)

→ Greek: κομεντί (komentí)

→ Persian: کمدی (komedi)

→ Romanian: comedie

→ Turkish: komedi

From Old French comedie, from Latin cōmoedia, from Ancient Greek κωμῳδία (kōmōidía), from κῶμος (kômos, “revel, carousing”) + either ᾠδή (ōidḗ, “song”) or ἀοιδός (aoidós, “singer, bard”), both from ἀείδω (aeídō, “to sing”).

(theater, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome) comedy


ambroisie

Borrowed from Latin ambrosia (“food of the gods”), from Ancient Greek ἀμβροσία (ambrosía, “of the gods”).

der

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) ambrosia


grec ancien

/ɡʁɛ.k‿ɑ̃.sjɛ̃/

Coordinate term: grec moderne


cheval de Troie

fr-noun

cheval de Troie m (plural chevaux de Troie)

LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-cheval de Troie.wav

— Mais il y a autre chose…
— Quoi?
— Un cheval de Troie. Un programe qui duplique tes données et les rend accessibles à distance sans que tu puisses le savoir.

2009, Grégoire Hervier, Zen City, Au Diable Vauvert, →ISBN, page 226:


Pandore

Borrowed from Latin Pandōra, from Ancient Greek Πανδώρα (Pandṓra, “all gifts”).


Gaule

→ English: Gaul

Inherited from Middle French Gaule, from Old French Gaule, Waulle (“Gaul”), from Frankish *Walhaland (“Gaul”, literally “land of the Romans or foreigners”).
Cognate with Old High German Walh, Walah (“Celt, Roman, Gaul”), Old English wealh, walh (“a non-germanic foreigner, Celt”), Old Norse Valir (“Gauls, Frenchmen”). More at Wales, Cornwall, Walloon.
Despite their similar appearance, Latin Gallia is not the origin of French Gaule. During the evolution from Latin to French, stressed initial /ˈɡa-/ yielded /dʒa/ > /ʒa/ (cf. Latin gamba > French jambe), while unstressed final /-lia/ yielded /ʎə/ > /j/ (cf. Latin filia > French fille). Thus, the regular outcome of Latin Gallia is /ʒaj/ ⟨Jaille⟩, which is attested in several French toponyms: La Jaille-Yvon, Saint-Mars-la-Jaille, etc.

Gaul (historical region roughly corresponding to modern France, Luxembourg, Belgium and Switzerland along with parts of Italy, the Netherlands and Germany)


aquitain

fr-adj

aquitain (feminine aquitaine, masculine plural aquitains, feminine plural aquitaines)

aquitaine (feminine)
aquitains (masculine plural)
aquitaines (feminine plural)

Holonym: gascon

Meronym: béarnais


césarien

césarien (feminine césarienne, masculine plural césariens, feminine plural césariennes)

césarienne (feminine)
césariens (masculine plural)
césariennes (feminine plural)


bestiaire

Borrowed from Latin bēstiārius, from Latin bēstia.

(historical, Ancient Rome) beastmaster (type of gladiator fighting wild beasts)


phocéen

phocéen (feminine phocéenne, masculine plural phocéens, feminine plural phocéennes)

phocéenne (feminine)
phocéens (masculine plural)
phocéennes (feminine plural)


légion

Persian: لژیون (ležiyon)


légionnaire

English: legionnaire, Legionnaire


samaritain

samaritain (feminine samaritaine, masculine plural samaritains, feminine plural samaritaines)

samaritaine (feminine)
samaritains (masculine plural)
samaritaines (feminine plural)


Hérodote

Borrowed from Latin Hērodotus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἡρόδοτος (Hēródotos).

(Ancient Greece) Herodotus (a fifth century BCE historian)


Hésiode

Borrowed from Latin Hēsiodus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἡσίοδος (Hēsíodos).


yogique

yogiques (plural)
yoguique (alternative)


pomme de discorde

fr-noun

pomme de discorde f (plural pommes de discorde)

LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-pomme de discorde.wav


dryade

From Old French driade (“wood nymph”), from Latin Dryadem (“dryad”), from Ancient Greek Δρυάς (Druás, “dryad”), from δρῦς (drûs, “oak”), from Proto-Indo-European *derew(o)- (“tree, wood”); cf. Proto-Indo-European *dóru.


gigantomachie

Learned borrowing from Latin gigantomachia, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek γιγαντομαχία (gigantomakhía).

der

γιγαντομαχία


Akkadien

fr-noun

Akkadien m (plural Akkadiens, feminine Akkadienne)

Akkadiens (plural)
Akkadienne (feminine)


Jéricho

Inherited from Middle French Iericho, from Old French Iericho, from Latin Ierichō, from Ancient Greek Ἰεριχώ (Ierikhṓ), from Biblical Hebrew יְרִיחוֹ (yərīḥō).

Jericho (a city in the West Bank, Palestine)


Seconde Guerre mondiale

LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-Seconde Guerre mondiale.wav


hellène

From Ancient Greek Ἕλλην (Héllēn, “Greek”).


cohorte

Borrowed from Latin cohors, cohortem. Doublet of cour (“courtyard”), which was inherited.

(Ancient Rome, military) cohort, a division of the Roman legion


byzantin

fr-adj

byzantin (feminine byzantine, masculine plural byzantins, feminine plural byzantines)

byzantine (feminine)
byzantins (masculine plural)
byzantines (feminine plural)

From Late Latin byzantinus itself from Byzantium.

L’empire byzantin.


Phénicien

fr-noun

Phénicien m (plural Phéniciens, feminine Phénicienne)

Phéniciens (plural)
Phénicienne (feminine)
Phœnicien (alternative)


byzantinologue

byzantinologue m or f by sense (plural byzantinologues)

specialist on the Byzantine Empire; a Byzantinologist


byzantinologie

byzantinologie f (plural byzantinologies)


t'oh

From English d'oh, from The Simpsons. The voice actor for Homer Simpson in the French version of The Simpsons, Philippe Peythieu, rendered it t'oh.

Homer Simpson
Philippe Peythieu
The Simpsons


Chiron

(Greek mythology) an old, wise centaur who served as Achilles' mentor and teacher


Hécate

(Greek mythology) Hecate (goddess of crossroads and witchcraft)


ziggourat

ziggurat (temple tower of the ancient Mesopotamian valley)


Andromède

(Greek mythology) Andromeda (mythical daughter of Cepheus)


Morphée

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μορφεύς (Morpheús).

bor+

(Greek mythology) Morpheus (the Greek god of dreams)


Byzance

Borrowed from Latin Byzantium, borrowed from Ancient Greek Βυζάντιον (Buzántion).


zouave

Borrowed from Arabic زَوَاوِيّ (zawāwiyy).


Eschine

Borrowed from Latin Aeschinēs, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Αἰσχίνης (Aiskhínēs).


besant

(heraldry) roundel of metal, especially of or (“gold”): bezant


gallo-romain

fr-adj

gallo-romain (feminine gallo-romaine, masculine plural gallo-romains, feminine plural gallo-romaines)

gallo-romaine (feminine)
gallo-romains (masculine plural)
gallo-romaines (feminine plural)


wisigoth

wisigoth (feminine wisigothe, masculine plural wisigoths, feminine plural wisigothes)

wisigothe (feminine)
wisigoths (masculine plural)
wisigothes (feminine plural)


cunéiforme

Borrowed from New Latin cuneifōrmis, from Classical Latin cuneus (“wedge”) (whence French coin) + fōrma.


thermes

(historical, Ancient Rome) thermae, hot baths


satyre

fr-noun

satyre m (plural satyres, feminine satyresse)

(by extension) A lecherous or perverted old man; a dirty old man


ENS

(French politics) Abbreviation of Ensemble!, a French left-wing political party.


Nouveau Parti démocratique

(Canadian politics) New Democratic Party


Parti conservateur

(Canadian politics) Conservative Party or Conservative party


créditiste

créditiste m or f by sense (plural créditistes)

Ralliement créditiste
Ralliement créditiste

(Canadian politics) a Socred — a member of the Social Credit Party (Ralliement créditiste)

(Canadian politics) a socred — a person who subscribes to social credit (crédit social) political philosophy


acropole

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀκρόπολις (akrópolis).


Empire romain

/ɑ̃.piʁ‿.ʁɔ.mɛ̃/


constantinopolitain

fr-adj

constantinopolitain (feminine constantinopolitaine, masculine plural constantinopolitains, feminine plural constantinopolitaines)

constantinopolitaine (feminine)
constantinopolitains (masculine plural)
constantinopolitaines (feminine plural)


Persépolis

Persepolis (ancient ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire, in modern Iran)


Procuste

From Ancient Greek Προκρούστης (Prokroústēs).


zoroastrien

zoroastrien (feminine zoroastrienne, masculine plural zoroastriens, feminine plural zoroastriennes)

zoroastrienne (feminine)
zoroastriens (masculine plural)
zoroastriennes (feminine plural)


patricien

patricien (feminine patricienne, masculine plural patriciens, feminine plural patriciennes)

patricienne (feminine)
patriciens (masculine plural)
patriciennes (feminine plural)


patricien

fr-noun

patricien m (plural patriciens, feminine patricienne)

patriciens (plural)
patricienne (feminine)


plébéien

plébéien m (plural plébéiens, feminine plébéienne)

plébéiens (plural)
plébéienne (feminine)


feu grégeois

Uses the archaic grégeois (“Greek”) rather than the modern grec.


cothurne

Learned borrowing from Latin cothurnus, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek κόθορνος (kóthornos).

Coordinate term: socque

(theater, Ancient Rome, Ancient Greece) cothurnus


Œdipe

Borrowed from Latin Oedipus, from Ancient Greek Οἰδίπους (Oidípous).


Babylone

→ Khmer: បាប៊ីឡូន (baabiiloun)


publicain

Learned borrowing from Latin pūblicānus.

(Ancient Rome) publican (public contractors, who often supplied the Roman legions and military; managed the collection of port duties; oversaw public building projects; served as tax collectors, farming the taxes of the Roman provinces, and bidding on contracts for the collection of various types of taxes)


tribun

Inherited from Old French tribun, tribune, from Latin tribunus.


Tonkin

English: Tonkin

From Vietnamese Đông Kinh, a former name for Hanoi. Also see Pékin (“Beijing”) and Nankin (“Nanjing”).

(history) the northern part of Vietnam, a former French colonial region

A gulf in northern Vietnam: the Gulf of Tonkin


Samaritain

Samaritain m (plural Samaritains, feminine Samaritaine)

Samaritains (plural)
Samaritaine (feminine)


Narcisse

From Latin Narcissus, borrowed from Ancient Greek Νάρκισσος (Nárkissos).


Galatie

Holonym: Anatolie

Meronym: Ancyre


Énée

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Aeneas


Cyrène

Holonym: Cyrénaïque


cananéen

fr-adj

cananéen (feminine cananéenne, masculine plural cananéens, feminine plural cananéennes)

cananéenne (feminine)
cananéens (masculine plural)
cananéennes (feminine plural)


Aristarque

Borrowed from Latin Aristarchus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀρίσταρχος (Arístarkhos).

(historical, Ancient Greece) Aristarchus (an Ancient Greek given name)


Alexandrin

fr-noun

Alexandrin m (plural Alexandrins, feminine Alexandrine)

Alexandrins (plural)
Alexandrine (feminine)


Léthé

Il n’a pas réchauffé ce cadavre hébété / Où coule au lieu de sang l’eau verte du Léthé.

1857, Charles Baudelaire, “Spleen (« Je suis comme le roi d’un pays pluvieux »)”, in Les Fleurs du mal [The Flowers of Evil], Paris: Poulet-Malassis et De Broise:


caquiste

caquiste m or f by sense (plural caquistes)

(Canada, politics) a member of the Coalition Avenir Québec


caquiste

(Canada, politics, relational) of the Coalition Avenir Québec


REN

Renaissance
w:Renaissance (French political party)

(French politics) Abbreviation of Renaissance.


Delphes

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δελφοί (Delphoí).


Hathor

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἅθωρ (Háthōr).


Épicure

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐπίκουρος (Epíkouros).

the 4th-3rd century BCE Hellenistic philosopher Epicurus of Samos


prétorien

fr-adj

prétorien (feminine prétorienne, masculine plural prétoriens, feminine plural prétoriennes)

prétorienne (feminine)
prétoriens (masculine plural)
prétoriennes (feminine plural)


marcheur

fr-noun

marcheur m (plural marcheurs, feminine marcheuse)

(French politics) Supporter of the former French political party En marche


mésopotamien

fr-adj

mésopotamien (feminine mésopotamienne, masculine plural mésopotamiens, feminine plural mésopotamiennes)

mésopotamienne (feminine)
mésopotamiens (masculine plural)
mésopotamiennes (feminine plural)


Mésopotamien

fr-noun

Mésopotamien m (plural Mésopotamiens, feminine Mésopotamienne)

Mésopotamiens (plural)
Mésopotamienne (feminine)


naïade

From Ancient Greek Νᾱϊάς (Nāïás) (oblique stem Νᾱϊαδ-).


Pompéi

Pompeii (an ancient city in the Roman Empire, in modern Italy)


shivaïte

shivaïte m or f by sense (plural shivaïtes)

shivaïtes (plural)
shivaïste (alternative)


shivaïste

shivaïste m or f by sense (plural shivaïstes)

shivaïstes (plural)
shivaïte (alternative)


réincarnation

→ Turkish: reenkarnasyon

From ré- + incarnation or from réincarner + -ation.


stratège

→ Catalan: estrateg

→ German: Stratege

→ Portuguese: estratega

→ Spanish: estratega

Learned borrowing from Latin stratēgus, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek στρατηγός (stratēgós, “general”).

der

(historical, Ancient Greece) general (leader or commander of an army)


socque

Coordinate term: cothurne

(theater, Ancient Rome, Ancient Greece) sock


Ææa

[1626] From Latin Ææa, attested in Ovid's Metamorphoses.

Persa, une des Océanides, surnommée Æa ou Ææa, du nom de la ville capitale de la Colchide, où elle régnoit.

1806, Ovide, translated by Mathieu-Guillaume-Thérèse Villenave, Les métamorphoses d’Ovide : Traduction nouvelle avec le texte latin suivie d’une analyse de l’explication des fables, volume II, F. Gay, Ch. Guestard, page 201:

Persa, one of the Oceanids, also known as Æa or Ææa, after the name of the capital city of Colchis, where she reigned.

(Greek mythology) another name for various goddesses in Greek mythology

Ææa fut aussi le surnom de Circé, fille de Persa et du Soleil, sœur de Pasiphaé, et célèbre magicienne, dont Ovide parle dans le XIVe livre des Métaphores.

1806, Ovide, translated by Mathieu-Guillaume-Thérèse Villenave, Les métamorphoses d’Ovide : Traduction nouvelle avec le texte latin suivie d’une analyse de l’explication des fables, volume II, F. Gay, Ch. Guestard:

Ææa was also another name of Circé, daughter of Persa and the Sun, sister to Pasiphaë, and a famed sorceress, of whom Ovid speaks in the 14th book of his Metamorphoses.


rétiaire

Borrowed from Latin rētiārius (“gladiator”).

bor+

(Ancient Rome, gladiatorial combat) retiarius, gladiator with a net


picsou

From Balthazar Picsou, the European French name of Scrooge McDuck.


Cocyte

Borrowed from Latin Cōcȳtus, from Ancient Greek Κωκυτός (Kōkutós, “lamentation”).


Achéron

Borrowed from Latin Acherōn, from Ancient Greek Ἀχέρων (Akhérōn, “lamentation”).


Phlégéthon

From Latin Phlegethōn, from Ancient Greek Φλεγέθων (Phlegéthōn).


Orphée

Borrowed from Latin Orpheus, from Ancient Greek Ὀρφεύς (Orpheús).


ilote

From Latin Helotes, from Ancient Greek Εἵλωτες (Heílōtes).


Ptolémée

Borrowed from Latin Ptolemaeus, itself from Ancient Greek Πτολεμαῖος (Ptolemaîos).

a male given name of historical usage, equivalent to English Ptolemy


Khalistan

From Punjabi ਖ਼ਾਲਿਸਤਾਨ (xālistān) / خالِصْتان (xāliṣtān). Literally, “Land of the Khalsa ”

Amritpal Singh est devenu célèbre ces derniers mois en prêchant un sikhisme radical dans les zones rurales du Punjab, jusqu’à exiger la création d’un État séparatiste sikh appelé Khalistan.

Amritpal Singh has gained fame in recent months by preaching radical Sikhism in the rural areas of Punjab, even going so far as to demand the creation of a separate Sikh state called Khalistan.


Saint-Empire romain germanique

Literally, “Germanic Roman Holy-Empire”.

Holy Roman Empire
Holy Roman Empire#English

(history) Holy Roman Empire (a former state in Central Europe)


Tisiphone

From Latin Tisiphone, ultimately from Ancient Greek Τισιφόνη (Tisiphónē).

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Tisiphone


Pharos

Derived from Ancient Greek Φάρος (Pháros) via Latin Pharos.


Éos

(Greek mythology) Eos (goddess of the dawn)


Babylonien

fr-noun

Babylonien m (plural Babyloniens, feminine Babylonienne)

Babyloniens (plural)
Babylonienne (feminine)


Champs-Élysées

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) the Elysian Fields, home of the blessed in the afterlife


Hespérides

(Greek mythology) Hesperides (a group of nymphs)


serpopard

(Egyptian mythology, Mesopotamian mythology) serpopard (a mythical animal resembling a serpent-necked leopard, known from Ancient Egyptian and Mesopotamian depictions)


Brexit

le Brexit dur

Le Brexit (British exit) ou sortie du Royaume-Uni de l’Union européenne paraît pratiquement inéluctable.

2014 July 17, Nicolas Baverez, “Le Brexit ou l'absurdité du siècle”, in Le Point:

Brexit (British exit), or the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union, seems practically inevitable.

Début janvier, David Cameron a finalement accepté de laisser les ministres de son cabinet faire campagne en faveur du Brexit s’ils le souhaitaient, à titre privé et individuel.

2016, Danielle Auroi, Rapport d'information de la commission des affaires européennes sur les négociations de l'Union européenne avec le Royaume Uni relatives à son maintien au sein de l'Union, page 18:

At the start of January, David Cameron finally agreed to let ministers in his cabinet campaign in favour of Brexit if they wished, in a private and individual capacity.

Le Brexit, ou British Exit, était en tête avec près de 51,7% des voix après dépouillement dans 300 des 382 centres du pays, peu avant 5h, selon le décompte officiel, grâce à des résultats largement favorables dans plusieurs villes du nord de l’Angleterre et au Pays de Galles.

2016 June 24, “Résultat du référendum sur le Brexit”, in Le Huffington Post:

Brexit, or "British Exit", was ahead with nearly 51.7% of the vote after counting had finished in 300 of 382 local authorities, shortly before 5 am, according to the official count, thanks to broadly favourable results in several cities in Northern England and Wales.

Le Brexit «conduira inévitablement à des frictions» commerciales entre l’UE et le Royaume-Uni, étant donné le souhait britannique de quitter le marché unique et l’union douanière

2018, AFP agence, “Brexit: «Seul un accord de libre-échange est possible», prévient Donald Tusk”, in Le Figaro:

Brexit "will inevitably lead to friction" in trade between the EU and the UK, given Britain's desire to leave the single market and the customs union

Les tractations sur les futurs liens commerciaux entre l’UE et le Royaume-Uni n’ont pas encore démarré, les discussions s’étant jusqu’ici concentrées sur la préparation du traité scellant le Brexit, avec de lourds dossiers comme la facture du divorce, le sort des expatriés et l’avenir de la frontière irlandaise.

Negotiations on future trade links between the EU and the UK have not yet started, discussions up to now having concentrated on drafting the treaty finalising Brexit, including complicated issues such as the divorce bill, the fate of expats, and the future of the Irish border.

Reste une troisième option : l’absence d’accord. C’est le Brexit dur. La frontière serait immédiatement et totalement rétablie en mars 2019.

2018 April 28, Benoît Floc'h, “Le gouvernement prépare les douanes à un Brexit dur”, in Le Monde:

There remains a third option: the lack of an agreement. This is hard Brexit. The border would be immediately and completely re-established in March 2019.


Jawa

(Star Wars) a fictional small humanoid race living on the fictional planet Tatooine in the franchise Star Wars


lagide

From Ancient Greek Λάγος (Lágos) ("Lagus"), the father of Ptolemy I Soter (or Ptolemy Lapides), the founder of the dynasty.


principat

Learned borrowing from Latin prī̆ncipātus.

lbor

Coordinate term: dominat

(Ancient Rome) principate (the early period of the Roman Empire, during which some characteristics of the government of the Roman Republic were retained)


confucianiste

fr-noun

confucianiste m or f by sense (plural confucianistes)


trudeaumanie

(Canadian politics, fandom slang) Trudeaumania


assyriologue

assyriologue m or f by sense (plural assyriologues)


Éole

(Greek mythology) Aeolus (god of the winds)


lepéniste

lepéniste m or f by sense (plural lepénistes)

(French politics) a follower of Jean-Marie Le Pen or Marine Le Pen


lepénisme

(French politics) the political policies of Jean-Marie Le Pen or Marine Le Pen


arthurien

fr-adj

arthurien (feminine arthurienne, masculine plural arthuriens, feminine plural arthuriennes)

arthurienne (feminine)
arthuriens (masculine plural)
arthuriennes (feminine plural)


décurion

Borrowed from Latin decuriōnem. By surface analysis, décurie + -on.

(Ancient Rome, military) decurion (all senses)


Guenièvre

From Old Welsh Gwenhwyfar, from Proto-Celtic *windos (“white, fair”) + *sēbarā (“magical being”).

af

(Arthurian legend) Guinevere (wife of King Arthur)


Éphialtès

(Greek mythology, history) Ephialtes (either the ancient Greek statesman or a mythological Giant)


Canope

Borrowed from Latin Canopus, itself from Ancient Greek Κάνωπος (Kánōpos) / Κάνωβος (Kánōbos).


wookie

(Star Wars) Wookiee, Wookie (a tall hairy humanoid fictional race from Star Wars)


Tartare

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Tartarus, alteration of Tatar, from a Turkic name. Influenced by Tartarus (“primeval god, underworld”).


dominat

Coordinate term: principat

(Ancient Rome) dominate (the late period of the Roman Empire, following the principate, during which the emperor's rule became more explicitly autocratic and remaining vestiges of the Roman Republic were removed from the formal workings of government)


Donaldville

From Donald (“Donald Duck”) + -ville (“-ville, -burg”), partial calque of English Duckburg.

Duckburg (fictional city where Donald Duck lives)


crépide

(Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, footwear) crepida (sandal)

Ancient Greece; footwear; Ancient Greece; footwear


Hébé

(Greek mythology) Hebe, the goddess of youth


macroniste

(French politics) Relating to the policies of supporters of Emmanuel Macron


macroniste

fr-noun

macroniste m or f by sense (plural macronistes)

(French politics) a supporter of Emmanuel Macron


Patrocle

Learned borrowing from Latin Patroclus, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek Πάτροκλος (Pátroklos).


Tybi

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τυβί (Tubí), from Egyptian t-A-a-b-t:Z5-W3:ra (tꜣ-ꜥꜣbt, literally “the offering”).


Verdun

[vaɛ̯ʁ̥.dœ̃˞]

Inherited from Latin Virodunum, from Gaulish.

Verdun (a small city in the Meuse department, Grand Est, France)


polémarque

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πολέμαρχος (polémarkhos).


héliaste

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἡλιαστής (hēliastḗs).

(historical, Ancient Greece, law) heliast


thesmothète

Borrowed from Ancient Greek θεσμοθέτης (thesmothétēs).

(historical, Ancient Greece) thesmothete


décurie

(historical, Ancient Rome, military) decury


éphore

Borrowed from Latin ephorus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ἔφορος (éphoros).


agoranome

Borrowed, through Latin agoranomus, from Ancient Greek ἀγορανόμος (agoranómos, “clerk of the market”).


Thrasymaque

Borrowed from Latin Thrasymachus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Θρασύμαχος (Thrasúmakhos).

(historical, Ancient Greece) Thrasymachus (an Ancient Greek given name)


Démosthène

Borrowed from Latin Dēmosthenēs, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Δημοσθένης (Dēmosthénēs).

(Ancient Greece) Demosthenes (an Ancient Greek given name, most notably borne by the 5th century BCE politician Demosthenes)


Nicomaque

Borrowed from Latin Nicomachus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Νικόμαχος (Nikómakhos).

(historical, Ancient Greece) Nicomachus (an Ancient Greek given name)


Thucydide

Learned borrowing from Latin Thūcȳdidēs, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Θουκυδίδης (Thoukudídēs).

(Ancient Greece) Thucydides (a fifth century BCE historian)


ostiaire

Borrowed from Latin ostiārius, from ostium. Doublet of huissier.

(historical, Ancient Rome or archaic) porter, doorman, ostiary


scutaire

Borrowed from Latin scūtārius, from scūtum. Doublet of écuyer.

(historical, Ancient Rome, archaic) squire


capse

Borrowed from Latin capsa. Doublet of casse, caisse, and châsse.

(rare, historical, Ancient Rome) coffer, chest


accadien

fr-adj

accadien (feminine accadienne, masculine plural accadiens, feminine plural accadiennes)

accadienne (feminine)
accadiens (masculine plural)
accadiennes (feminine plural)


accadien

fr-noun

accadien m (plural accadiens, feminine accadienne)

accadiens (plural)
accadienne (feminine)


Priape

(Greek mythology) Priapus (god of procreation)


Tubusuptu

Mauretania Caesariensis
Mauretania Caesariensis#English

Tubusuctu (a town in Mauretania Caesariensis, Roman Empire)


Pénélope

(Greek mythology) Penelope (wife of Odysseus)


Aristippe

From Latin Aristippus, from Ancient Greek Ἀρίστιππος (Arístippos), from ἄριστος (áristos, “best”) + ἵππος (híppos, “horse”).

Aristippus, a male given name from Ancient Greek, particularly (historical) Aristippus of Cyrene and Aristippus the Younger, two ancient philosophers.


Cassiopée

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κασσιόπεια (Kassiópeia).


Persée

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Περσεύς (Perseús).


Thot

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Θώθ (Thṓth).


dème

Borrowed from Ancient Greek δῆμος (dêmos).


Théopompe

Borrowed from Latin Theopompus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Θεόπομπος (Theópompos).


Lycurgue

Borrowed from Latin Lycūrgus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Λυκοῦργος (Lukoûrgos).


Andocide

Borrowed from Latin Andocidēs, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀνδοκίδης (Andokídēs).


Dinarque

Borrowed from Latin Dīnarchus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Δείναρχος (Deínarkhos).


Hypéride

Borrowed from Latin Hyperīdēs, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Ὑπερείδης (Hupereídēs).


Isée

Borrowed from Latin Isaeus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἰσαῖος (Isaîos).


Xénophon

Borrowed from Latin Xenophōn, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Ξενοφῶν (Xenophôn).


Théomneste

Borrowed from Latin Theomnēstus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Θεόμνηστος (Theómnēstos).


Thémistocle

Borrowed from Latin Themistoclēs, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Θεμιστοκλῆς (Themistoklês).


Périclès

Borrowed from Latin Periclēs, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Περικλῆς (Periklês).


Phérécyde

Borrowed from Latin Pherecydēs, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Φερεκύδης (Pherekúdēs).


Agésilas

Borrowed from Latin Agēsilāus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀγησίλαος (Agēsílaos).


Antiphon

Borrowed from Latin Antiphōn, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀντιφῶν (Antiphôn).


Théramène

Borrowed from Latin Thēramenēs, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Θηραμένης (Thēraménēs).


Xénophane

Borrowed from Latin Xenophanēs, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Ξενοφάνης (Xenophánēs).


Parménide

Borrowed from Latin Parmenidēs, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Παρμενίδης (Parmenídēs).


Démocrite

Borrowed from Latin Dēmocritus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Δημόκριτος (Dēmókritos).


Anaxagore

Borrowed from Latin Anaxagorās, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀναξαγόρας (Anaxagóras).


Xénocrate

Borrowed from Latin Xenocratēs, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Ξενοκράτης (Xenokrátēs).


Philodème

Borrowed from Latin Philodēmus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Φιλόδημος (Philódēmos).


Bacchylide

Borrowed from Latin Bacchylidēs, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Βακχυλίδης (Bakkhulídēs).


Stésichore

Borrowed from Latin Stēsichorus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Στησίχορος (Stēsíkhoros).


talon d'Achille

fr-noun

talon d’Achille m (plural talons d’Achille)

talon d’ Achille (canonical masculine)
talons d’Achille (plural)


croix gammée

swastika, in particular with relation to National Socialism and the Nazi party


Fils du Ciel

(historical) Son of Heaven (Emperor of China)


fil d'Ariane

fil d’ Ariane (canonical masculine)
fils d’Ariane (plural)

A reference to Ariadne's thread in Greek mythology.

(diving) a distance line, penetration line, cave line, guide line


Thrasybule

Borrowed from Latin Thrasybūlus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Θρασύβουλος (Thrasúboulos).


Hipparque

Borrowed from Latin Hipparchus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἵππαρχος (Hípparkhos).


Clisthène

Borrowed from Latin Clīsthenēs, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Κλεισθένης (Kleisthénēs).


Lysandre

Borrowed from Latin Lysander, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Λύσανδρος (Lúsandros).


Miltiade

Borrowed from Latin Miltiadēs, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Μιλτιάδης (Miltiádēs).


Praxitèle

Borrowed from Latin Prāxitelēs, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Πραξιτέλης (Praxitélēs).


Simonide

Borrowed from Latin Simōnidēs, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Σιμωνίδης (Simōnídēs).


Rassemblement national

→ English: National Rally (calque)

Alternative form: (abbreviation) RN

National Rally
National Rally#English:_Q205150

(French politics) National Rally (a far-right nationalist political party of France, formerly named National Front)


Odyssée

Borrowed from Latin Odyssea, from Ancient Greek Ὀδύσσεια (Odússeia).

L’Iliade et l’Odyssée sont les deux poèmes fondateurs de la civilisation européenne.

The Iliad and the Odyssey are the two founding poems of European civilisation.

the Odyssey (epic poem by Homer recounting the exploits of Odysseus after the Trojan War)


bonnet phrygien

fr-noun

bonnet phrygien m (plural bonnets phrygiens)


thermopolium

thermopolium m (plural thermopolia or thermopoliums)

thermopolia (plural)
thermopoliums (plural)


Jour J

From jour + J.
From J for jour (“day”).
Calque of English D-Day, from D + day, D itself standing for day.
From U.S. military terminology.


bouleute

From Ancient Greek βουλευτής (bouleutḗs).


Bélisaire

Belisarius (a general of the Byzantine Empire)


épée de Damoclès

épée de Damoclès f (plural épées de Damoclès)

LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-épée de Damoclès.wav

LL-Q150 (fra)-DenisdeShawi-épée de Damoclès.wav

sword of Damocles (a thing or situation which causes a prolonged state of impending doom or misfortune)


Charybde

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Χάρυβδις (Khárubdis).

bor+

de Charybde en Scylla


boîte de Pandore

fr-noun

boîte de Pandore f (plural boîtes de Pandore)

LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-boîte de Pandore.wav

ouvrir la boîte de Pandore

Pandora's box (source of unforeseen trouble)


Cœlé-Syrie

Borrowed from Latin Coelē Syria, from Ancient Greek Κοίλη Συρία (Koílē Suría).

Holonym: Syrie


Épiphane

Borrowed from Latin Epiphanēs, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἐπιφάνης (Epiphánēs).


Théétète

Borrowed from Latin Theaetētus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Θεαίτητος (Theaítētos).


Poitou

Inherited from Middle French, Old French, from Latin Pictāvus, after the Pictones, the Gaulish tribe inhabiting the region.


Polyphème

Borrowed from Latin Polyphēmus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Πολύφημος (Polúphēmos).


grand électeur

grand électeur m (plural grands électeurs)

(US politics) elector (official selected by a state as a member of the Electoral College to elect the president and vice president of the United States)

(French politics, usually in the plural grands électeurs) a person electing the Sénat (the French senate)


macronisme

the political doctrine of Emmanuel Macron


Herculanum

(historical) Herculaneum (a town in Italy)


24 Sussex

Ellipsis of le 24, promenade Sussex or 24, rue Sussex.

ellipsis

le 24, Sussex (alternative)
le 24 Sussex (alternative)
24, rue Sussex (alternative)
24 rue Sussex (alternative)
le 24, rue Sussex (alternative)
le 24 rue Sussex (alternative)
24, promenade Sussex (alternative)
24 promenade Sussex (alternative)
le 24, promenade Sussex (alternative)
le 24 promenade Sussex (alternative)

(Canadian politics, idiomatic) 24 Sussex; Alternative form of 24, Sussex


Pompée

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Pompey


Burgonde

fr-noun

Burgonde m or f by sense (plural Burgondes)


Sisyphe

Pour soulever un poids si lourd, / Sisyphe, il faudrait ton courage ! / Bien qu’on ait du cœur à l’ouvrage, / L’Art est long et le Temps est court.

1857, Charles Baudelaire, “Le Guignon”, in Les Fleurs du mal:

La lutte elle-même vers les sommets suffit a remplir un cœur d’homme. Il faut imaginer Sisyphe heureux.

1942, Albert Camus, Le Mythe de Sisyphe:


communauté internationale

communauté internationale f (uncountable)

international relations
international relations

international community
international community

(international relations) international community


Gadès

(historical) Gades (ancient city, now Cadiz)


mantchou

fr-adj

mantchou (feminine mantchoue, masculine plural mantchoux, feminine plural mantchoues)

mantchoue (feminine)
mantchoux (masculine plural)
mantchoues (feminine plural)


Péking

English: Peking


Céleste Empire

(obsolete or historical) Celestial Empire (China)


Terre des Fleurs

(obsolete or historical) Flowery Kingdom (China)


Nan-King

Holonym: Kiang-Sou

Obsolete spelling of Nankin (“Nanjing”).


Kiang-Sou

Meronym: Nan-King


Yangjingbang

Holonym: Shanghaï

(historical) the Yangjingbang (former river in Shanghai)


Mantchourie

Obsolete form of Mandchourie (“Manchuria”).


Célestial

(historical, obsolete) Citizen of the Chinese Empire


vieille mère

(historical) old female servant in China


grand pontife

fr-noun

grand pontife m (plural grands pontifes)

(Ancient Rome, religion) pontifex maximus


travail, famille, patrie

(historical) motto of the French State (i.e. Vichy France)


yoguique

Alternative spelling of yogique (“yogic”)


Mégara

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μεγάρα (Megára).

bor+

(historical) Megara (a district of Carthage, in present-day Tunisia)


Éryx

(historical) Erice (a city in Sicily, Italy)


numidique

Dictionnaire de la langue française
François Rabelais
Émile Littré

Inherited from Middle French Numidicque (Rabelais, 1535); from Latin Numidicus.


numidique

Holonym: libyque


libyque

Meronym: numidique


Eshmoun

Echmoun (alternative)
Eschmoun (alternative)
Eschmoûn (alternative)


Lusitanien

fr-noun

Lusitanien m (plural Lusitaniens, feminine Lusitanienne)

Lusitaniens (plural)
Lusitanienne (feminine)


EELV

Europe Écologie Les Verts
w:Europe Écologie Les Verts

(French politics) Initialism of Europe Écologie Les Verts.


lampadédromie

lampadédromies (plural)
lampadodromie (alternative)

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek λαμπαδηδρομία (lampadēdromía).

lbor

λαμπαδηδρομία


NFP

Nouveau Front populaire
w:fr:Nouveau Front populaire

(French politics) Initialism of Nouveau Front populaire (“New Popular Front”), a left-wing electoral alliance in France.


Océan

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὠκεανός (Ōkeanós).


Rê

(Egyptian mythology) Alternative form of Râ (“Ra (Egyptian god of the Sun)”)


Thésée

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Θησεύς (Thēseús).


Psyché

From Ancient Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ, “spirit”).

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Psyche


lamie

From Latin lamia, from Ancient Greek Λάμια (Lámia).


Râ

(Egyptian mythology) Ra (Egyptian god of the Sun)


Octavien

From Latin Octavianus, derivative of Octāvius.

(historical) a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Octavian


Front de libération du Québec

Front de libération du Québec
Front de libération du Québec#English

(historical) the Front de libération du Québec


FLQ

Front de libération du Québec
Front de libération du Québec#French

(historical) Initialism of Front de libération du Québec.


ptolémaïque

Ptolemaic (of or pertaining to the astronomer Claudius Ptolemy)


saltateur

fr-noun

saltateur m (plural saltateurs, feminine saltatrice)

saltateurs (plural)
saltatrice (feminine)


Madaure

(historical) Madauros (Ancient Roman city)


Étolie

Holonym: Étolie-Acarnanie


Acarnanie

Holonym: Étolie-Acarnanie


Brouchéion

(historical) Broucheion (a neighborhood of Alexandria)


Sôter

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σωτήρ (sōtḗr).


Cœlésyrie

Alternative form of Cœlé-Syrie (“Coele-Syria”)


Sérapis

Borrowed from Latin Serāpis; ultimately from Ancient Greek Σέρᾱπις (Sérāpis).


Provinces-Unies

United Provinces
United Provinces#English

(historical) United Provinces (a former state in Western Europe, the predecessor of the Netherlands)


thrène

From Latin threnus, itself from Ancient Greek θρῆνος (thrênos), θρέομαι (thréomai).

f

Elle prit immédiatement son rôle de pleureuse et commenta la mémoire du mort de lamentations, de thrènes désespérés.


poutiniste

poutiniste m or f by sense (plural poutinistes)


poutinien

poutinien m (plural poutiniens, feminine poutinienne)

poutiniens (plural)
poutinienne (feminine)


poutinien

fr-adj

poutinien (feminine poutinienne, masculine plural poutiniens, feminine plural poutiniennes)

poutinienne (feminine)
poutiniens (masculine plural)
poutiniennes (feminine plural)


antipoutinien

fr-noun

antipoutinien m (plural antipoutiniens, feminine antipoutinienne)

antipoutiniens (plural)
antipoutinienne (feminine)


antipoutinien

fr-adj

antipoutinien (feminine antipoutinienne, masculine plural antipoutiniens, feminine plural antipoutiniennes)

antipoutinienne (feminine)
antipoutiniens (masculine plural)
antipoutiniennes (feminine plural)


antipoutiniste

fr-noun

antipoutiniste m or f by sense (plural antipoutinistes)


NUPES

L’union des gauches de la Nupes et la coalition présidentielle Ensemble ! sont à égalité au soir du premier tour des élections législatives, dimanche 12 juin, sur fond d’abstention record, ouvrant ainsi le jeu du second tour dans une semaine.

2022 June 12, “La Nupes (25,2 %) et la coalition présidentielle (25,2 %) à égalité, selon les premières estimations, sur fond d’abstention record”, in Le Monde.fr:

(French politics) Initialism of Nouvelle Union populaire écologique et sociale (“New Ecologic and Social People's Union, a former left-wing political coalition in France”).


tribun de la plèbe

tribun de la plèbe m (plural tribuns de la plèbe)

tribune of the plebs
tribune of the plebs


sylvain

(Roman mythology) a minor deity of forest, a sylvan


Ancyre

Holonym: Galatie

(historical) Ancyra (the capital city of Galatia)


Anatolie

Meronyms: Carie, Galatie


Bishnoï

Bishnoï m (plural Bishnoïs, feminine Bishnoïe)


Maïa

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μαῖα (Maîa).


Vésunne

Holonym: Gaule aquitaine


Mayapan

Holonym: Yucatan

(historical) Mayapan, an ancient Mayan city.


Mégare

Borrowed from Latin Megara, from Ancient Greek Μεγάρα (Megára).

Holonym: Grèce


Alexandrovsk

Borrowed from Russian Алекса́ндровск (Aleksándrovsk).

bor+

Алекса́ндровск

(historical) Synonym of Zaporijia (“Alexandrovsk”)


Olexandrivsk

Borrowed from Ukrainian Олекса́ндрівськ (Oleksándrivsʹk).

Олекса́ндрівськ


tour du silence

fr-noun

tour du silence f (plural tours du silence)

→ English: tower of silence (calque)

(Zoroastrianism) tower of silence (low, cylindrical, open-topped tower where Zoroastrians place the bodies of deceased people to disintegrate from exposure and consumption by carrion birds)


Carie

From Latin Caria, from Ancient Greek Κᾱρίᾱ (Kāríā).

Holonym: Anatolie


Syène

Borrowed from Latin Syene, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Συήνη (Suḗnē).


Lagide

From Ancient Greek Λάγος (Lágos) ("Lagus"), the father of Ptolemy I Soter (or Ptolemy Lapides), the founder of the dynasty.


thalamège

Borrowed from Latin thalamegus, itself from Ancient Greek θᾰλᾰμηγός (thălămēgós).


diadoque

diadoques (plural)
diadoche (alternative)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek διάδοχος (diádokhos).


diadoche

(dated, historical) Alternative spelling of diadoque (“diadochus”)


Baiame

(Australian Aboriginal mythology) Baiame


Nungeena

(Australian Aboriginal mythology) Nungeena


Harmoo

(Australian Aboriginal mythology) Harmoo (An evil creator deity, antagonist of Baiame.)


Tya

(Australian Aboriginal mythology) Personification of Earth.


odysséen

fr-adj

odysséen (feminine odysséenne, masculine plural odysséens, feminine plural odysséennes)

odysséenne (feminine)
odysséens (masculine plural)
odysséennes (feminine plural)

From Odyssée (“Odyssey”) + -en (adjectival suffix).

af

la poésie odysséenne


Circé

From Latin Circē, from Ancient Greek Κίρκη (Kírkē). The asteroid was discovered in 1855 by Jean Chacornac and named after the sorceress.


OLAF

(EU politics) Initialism of office européen de lutte antifraude (“European Anti-Fraud Office”).


Bunjil

Pundjel (alternative)
Punjel (alternative)

(Australian Aboriginal mythology) Bunjil


Punjel

(Australian Aboriginal mythology) Alternative spelling of Bunjil


Ularu

(Australian Aboriginal mythology) A primordial snake-like creator deity


Bahloo

(Australian Aboriginal mythology) Bahloo


Toison d'or

(Greek mythology, heraldry) Golden Fleece


États confédérés d'Amérique

fr-proper noun

États confédérés d’Amérique f pl (plural only)

États confédérés d’Amérique (canonical feminine plural)

Confederate States of America
Confederate States of America


dissuasion nucléaire

(military, international relations) nuclear deterrence


Pompélona

Holonym: Tarraconaise

(historical) Pompelo (a city in Hispania)


préfet du prétoire

fr-noun

préfet du prétoire m (plural préfets du prétoire)

Alternative form of préfet au prétoire, a calque of Latin praefectus praetōriō.


sarisse

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σάρισσα (sárissa).

lbor

(Ancient Greece) sarissa (long pike used in the traditional Greek phalanx formation)


hindouité

hindouités (plural)
hindouïté (alternative)

Calque of Hindi हिंदुत्व (hindutva) / Bengali হিন্দুত্ব (hindutto, literally “Hinduness”): hindou + -ité.


japanimation

japanimations (plural)
Japanimation (alternative)
Japonimation (alternative)
japonimation (alternative)

(anime) Japanimation
anime: Synonym of animé m


LFI

La France Insoumise
w:La France Insoumise

(French politics) Initialism of La France Insoumise (literally “France Unbowed”), a left-wing populist political party in France.


Petit Berlin

(historical) Synonym of Mödlareuth (“Little Berlin”)


Rhènè

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ῥήνη (Rhḗnē).

bor+

Ῥήνη, ης (ἡ) Rhènè, nymphe, Il.2, 728.

1935, Anatole Bailly, Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette, page 1,717/3, s.v. « Ῥήνη »:

(Greek mythology) Rhene (a nymph, the paramour of King Oïleus of Locris, and the mother of either or neither of his sons Medon and Ajax)


sumérogramme

Le quatrième groupe est celui des dieux guerriers (ᴰZA.BA₄.BA₄). […] Le sumérogramme correspondant au mot hatti Wurunkatte.

1998, Isabelle Klock-Fontanille, Les Hittites (« Que sais-je ? »), page 40:

(linguistics) Sumerogram (a Sumerian cuneiform symbol used as a logogram in another language, such as Akkadian or Hittite)


akkadogramme

On peut séparer les mots qui désignent le roi dans les textes hittites en deux groupes : en effet, dans les textes, les titres apparaissent soit en hittite (ḫaššu-, t/labarna), soit sous la forme d’akkadrogrammes ou de sumérogrammes (LUGAL, LUGAL GAL, ᵁTU^(ŠI)).

1998, Isabelle Klock-Fontanille, Les Hittites (« Que sais-je ? »), page 61:

(linguistics) Akkadogram (an Akkadian word used as a logogram in another language, such as Hittite)


équilibre de la terreur

(military, international relations) balance of terror


destruction mutuelle assurée

fr-noun

destruction mutuelle assurée f (uncountable)

mutual assured destruction
mutual assured destruction

mutually assured destruction
mutually assured destruction

(military, international relations) mutual assured destruction, mutually assured destruction


OCI

(French politics, communism) Initialism of Organisation communiste internationale (“International Communist Organization”), a former communist party in France. ICO


Dédale

Borrowed from Latin Daedalus, itself from Ancient Greek Δαίδαλος (Daídalos).


ancyréen

fr-adj

ancyréen (feminine ancyréenne, masculine plural ancyréens, feminine plural ancyréennes)

ancyréenne (feminine)
ancyréens (masculine plural)
ancyréennes (feminine plural)

(historical) of, from or relating to Ancyre


reaganien

reaganien (feminine reaganienne, masculine plural reaganiens, feminine plural reaganiennes)

reaganienne (feminine)
reaganiens (masculine plural)
reaganiennes (feminine plural)


reaganien

(US politics) Reaganite; Reaganian (supporter of Ronald Reagan)


trudeauiste

trudeauiste (feminine trudeauiste, masculine plural trudeauistes, feminine plural trudeauistes)

trudeauiste (feminine)
trudeauistes (masculine plural)
trudeauistes (feminine plural)

(Canadian politics) of or pertaining to Pierre Trudeau or Justin Trudeau


trudeauiste

fr-noun

trudeauiste m or f by sense (plural trudeauistes)

(Canadian politics) supporter of Pierre Trudeau or Justin Trudeau


EXG

Coordinate term: EXD

(French politics) Abbreviation of extrême gauche (“far left”).


RDG

(French politics) Abbreviation of (parti) radical de gauche.


EXD

Coordinate term: EXG

(French politics) Abbreviation of extrême droite (“far right”).


DVG

(French politics) Abbreviation of divers gauche.


LREM

La République en marche
w:La République en marche

(French politics) Initialism of La République en marche.


REC

(French politics) Abbreviation of Reconquête !.


R!

(French politics) Abbreviation of Reconquête !, a far-right nationalist political party in France.


PCF

Parti communiste français
w:fr:Parti communiste français

(French politics) Initialism of Parti communiste français (“French Communist Party”).


calasiris

From Ancient Greek καλάσιρις (kalásiris), likely from an unclear Egyptian source.


PCQ

P.C.Q. (alternative)
P. C. Q. (alternative)

Parti conservateur du Québec
Parti conservateur du Québec#French

(Canadian politics) CPQ: Initialism of Parti conservateur du Québec (“Conservative Party of Quebec”).


Étéocle

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἐτεοκλῆς (Eteoklês).


juchéen

fr-adj

juchéen (feminine juchéenne, masculine plural juchéens, feminine plural juchéennes)

juchéenne (feminine)
juchéens (masculine plural)
juchéennes (feminine plural)

Le modèle juchéen s’était en outre avéré difficilement transposable

2016 April 8, Gallimard, editor, Corée du Nord, un État-guérilla en mutation, →ISBN, page 241:

Ils ont profité de la mort de Kim Jong-il pour se faire connaître. Depuis le 19 décembre, le Parti juchéen de France (PCJF) a augmenté sa visibilité, au moins sur le Net. Ce parti pro-Corée du Nord existe-t-il ou est-ce une vaste fumisterie?

2012 January 6, Emmanuel Daniel, “Qui sont les lobbies nord-coréens en France?”, in Slate:


Juché

Borrowed from Korean 주체(主體) (juche, “self-reliance”, literally “subject”).

bor+

Juche (alternative)
Djoutché (alternative)
juche (alternative)
juché (alternative)

(Juche) Juche, the state ideology of North Korea.


épulon

(Ancient Rome) Organiser of feasts, one of the epulones


Télémaque

From Ancient Greek Τηλέμαχος (Tēlémakhos).