"article" meaning in French

See article in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /aʁ.tikl/ Audio: Fr-article.ogg Forms: articles [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French article, borrowed from Latin articulus. Compare the inherited doublet orteil. Etymology templates: {{root|fr|ine-pro|*h₂er-}}, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|article|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French article, {{inh+|fr|fro|article}} Inherited from Old French article, {{bor|fr|la|articulus}} Latin articulus, {{glossary|doublet}} doublet, {{doublet|fr|orteil|notext=1}} orteil Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} article m (plural articles)
  1. article (a piece of nonfictional writing) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-article-fr-noun-UdGB6qnB Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 29 35 7 3 23 4
  2. (grammar) article Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-article-fr-noun-hDk63YxI Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 29 35 7 3 23 4 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  3. merchandise, sales article Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-article-fr-noun-rIwDhrdn
  4. section (of a law) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-article-fr-noun-KH7UON~Y
  5. (dated) joint, articulation Tags: dated, masculine
    Sense id: en-article-fr-noun-OcSIj6Oa Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 29 35 7 3 23 4
  6. moment (only in the phrase à l’article de la mort) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-article-fr-noun-mX9avlt1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: à l’article de la mort, article de foi, article de presse, article défini, article indéfini, article zéro Related terms: articulaire, articulation, articuler, articulet

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "à l’article de la mort"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "article de foi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "article de presse"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "article défini"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "article indéfini"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "article zéro"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ro",
            "2": "articol",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Romanian: articol",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "partly"
          },
          "expansion": "(partly)",
          "name": "q"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Romanian: articol (partly)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ru",
            "2": "артикль",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Russian: артикль (artiklʹ)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Russian: артикль (artiklʹ)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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        "1": "fr",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₂er-"
      },
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      "name": "root"
    },
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      },
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    {
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        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "article"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited from Old French article",
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    },
    {
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        "1": "fr",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "articulus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin articulus",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "doublet"
      },
      "expansion": "doublet",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "orteil",
        "notext": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "orteil",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Old French article, borrowed from Latin articulus. Compare the inherited doublet orteil.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "articles",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "article m (plural articles)",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "articulaire"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "articulation"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "articuler"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "articulet"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "29 35 7 3 23 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "French entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "article (a piece of nonfictional writing)"
      ],
      "id": "en-article-fr-noun-UdGB6qnB",
      "links": [
        [
          "article",
          "article#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "fr",
          "name": "Grammar",
          "orig": "fr:Grammar",
          "parents": [
            "Linguistics",
            "Language",
            "Social sciences",
            "Communication",
            "Sciences",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "29 35 7 3 23 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "French entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "article"
      ],
      "id": "en-article-fr-noun-hDk63YxI",
      "links": [
        [
          "grammar",
          "grammar"
        ],
        [
          "article",
          "article#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(grammar) article"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "grammar",
        "human-sciences",
        "linguistics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "merchandise, sales article"
      ],
      "id": "en-article-fr-noun-rIwDhrdn",
      "links": [
        [
          "merchandise",
          "merchandise"
        ],
        [
          "sales",
          "sales"
        ],
        [
          "article",
          "article#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "section (of a law)"
      ],
      "id": "en-article-fr-noun-KH7UON~Y",
      "links": [
        [
          "section",
          "section"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "29 35 7 3 23 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "French entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "joint, articulation"
      ],
      "id": "en-article-fr-noun-OcSIj6Oa",
      "links": [
        [
          "joint",
          "joint"
        ],
        [
          "articulation",
          "articulation"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(dated) joint, articulation"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "moment (only in the phrase à l’article de la mort)"
      ],
      "id": "en-article-fr-noun-mX9avlt1",
      "links": [
        [
          "moment",
          "moment"
        ],
        [
          "à l’article de la mort",
          "à l'article de la mort#French"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/aʁ.tikl/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Fr-article.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/3a/Fr-article.ogg/Fr-article.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3a/Fr-article.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "article"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "French 2-syllable words",
    "French countable nouns",
    "French doublets",
    "French entries with incorrect language header",
    "French lemmas",
    "French masculine nouns",
    "French nouns",
    "French terms borrowed from Latin",
    "French terms derived from Latin",
    "French terms derived from Old French",
    "French terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "French terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂er-",
    "French terms inherited from Old French",
    "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Old French entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old French lemmas",
    "Old French masculine nouns",
    "Old French nouns",
    "Old French terms borrowed from Latin",
    "Old French terms derived from Latin",
    "Pages with 5 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "à l’article de la mort"
    },
    {
      "word": "article de foi"
    },
    {
      "word": "article de presse"
    },
    {
      "word": "article défini"
    },
    {
      "word": "article indéfini"
    },
    {
      "word": "article zéro"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ro",
            "2": "articol",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Romanian: articol",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "partly"
          },
          "expansion": "(partly)",
          "name": "q"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Romanian: articol (partly)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ru",
            "2": "артикль",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Russian: артикль (artiklʹ)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Russian: артикль (artiklʹ)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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        "1": "fr",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₂er-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "article",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Old French article",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "article"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited from Old French article",
      "name": "inh+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "articulus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin articulus",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "doublet"
      },
      "expansion": "doublet",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "orteil",
        "notext": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "orteil",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Old French article, borrowed from Latin articulus. Compare the inherited doublet orteil.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "articles",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "article m (plural articles)",
      "name": "fr-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "articulaire"
    },
    {
      "word": "articulation"
    },
    {
      "word": "articuler"
    },
    {
      "word": "articulet"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "article (a piece of nonfictional writing)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "article",
          "article#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "fr:Grammar"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "article"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "grammar",
          "grammar"
        ],
        [
          "article",
          "article#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(grammar) article"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "grammar",
        "human-sciences",
        "linguistics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "merchandise, sales article"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "merchandise",
          "merchandise"
        ],
        [
          "sales",
          "sales"
        ],
        [
          "article",
          "article#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "section (of a law)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "section",
          "section"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "French dated terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "joint, articulation"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "joint",
          "joint"
        ],
        [
          "articulation",
          "articulation"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(dated) joint, articulation"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "moment (only in the phrase à l’article de la mort)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "moment",
          "moment"
        ],
        [
          "à l’article de la mort",
          "à l'article de la mort#French"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/aʁ.tikl/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Fr-article.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/3a/Fr-article.ogg/Fr-article.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3a/Fr-article.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "article"
}

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