"affection" meaning in French

See affection in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /a.fɛk.sjɔ̃/ Audio: Fr-affection.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-affection.wav [France, Vosges], LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-affection.wav [France, Lyon] Forms: affections [plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin affectiō. Etymology templates: {{ety|fr|:lbor|la:affectiō}} [Appendix:Glossary#learned_borrowing|Learned borrowing]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "to exert an influence on the body or mind", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "towards", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "to", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "to", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "at", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₂éd", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*ad", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*ad-", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "ad-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "gloss" : "to do, make", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "to make", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*θakjō", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*dʰh₁kyéti", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*dʰeh₁k-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yéti", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*fakjō", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "faciō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "afficiō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-tiHō", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-tis", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-Hō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-tiō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-tiō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "affectiō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "lbor" } ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "affection", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fr" }" data-lang="fr" data-title="affection">, {{lbor|fr|la|affectiō}} Learned borrowing from Latin affectiō Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} affection f (plural affections)
  1. affection, love, fondness Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-affection-fr-noun-V0cImo5o Categories (other): Love Disambiguation of Love: 90 10
  2. medical condition, complaint, disease Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-affection-fr-noun-pv1UcF~h Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, French entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 26 16 1 16 3 2 2 1 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 17 1 16 1 1 1 1 36 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 2 98 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: affectueux

Inflected forms

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