"bienvenue" meaning in French

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Adjective

IPA: /bjɛ̃.v(ə).ny/ Audio: Fr-bienvenue.ogg
Etymology: Literally, “well come”, from Old French bienvenue; compare also bienvenu (without the -e). Presumably a calque of an Old Frankish term, from Proto-Germanic *wiljakwemô (“a welcome guest or arrival”), from which many modern Germanic forms descend, as English welcome. Interjection sense #2 is a recent semantic loan from English you're welcome found only in Canada; English “you’re welcome” dates from early 20th century, French Canadian usage correspondingly later. Etymology templates: {{m-g|well come}} “well come”, {{lit|well come}} Literally, “well come”, {{inh|fr|fro|bienvenue}} Old French bienvenue, {{m|fr|bienvenu}} bienvenu, {{cal|fr|frk|-|notext=1}} Frankish, {{der|fr|gem-pro|*wiljakwemô||a welcome guest or arrival}} Proto-Germanic *wiljakwemô (“a welcome guest or arrival”), {{der|fr|gem|-}} Germanic, {{cal|fr|en|welcome|notext=1}} English welcome, {{semantic loan|fr|en|you're welcome|nocap=1}} semantic loan from English you're welcome Head templates: {{head|fr|adjective form}} bienvenue
  1. feminine singular of bienvenu Tags: feminine, form-of, singular Form of: bienvenu
    Sense id: en-bienvenue-fr-adj-rZEi5dq7 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 31 12 36 21

Interjection

IPA: /bjɛ̃.v(ə).ny/ Audio: Fr-bienvenue.ogg
Etymology: Literally, “well come”, from Old French bienvenue; compare also bienvenu (without the -e). Presumably a calque of an Old Frankish term, from Proto-Germanic *wiljakwemô (“a welcome guest or arrival”), from which many modern Germanic forms descend, as English welcome. Interjection sense #2 is a recent semantic loan from English you're welcome found only in Canada; English “you’re welcome” dates from early 20th century, French Canadian usage correspondingly later. Etymology templates: {{m-g|well come}} “well come”, {{lit|well come}} Literally, “well come”, {{inh|fr|fro|bienvenue}} Old French bienvenue, {{m|fr|bienvenu}} bienvenu, {{cal|fr|frk|-|notext=1}} Frankish, {{der|fr|gem-pro|*wiljakwemô||a welcome guest or arrival}} Proto-Germanic *wiljakwemô (“a welcome guest or arrival”), {{der|fr|gem|-}} Germanic, {{cal|fr|en|welcome|notext=1}} English welcome, {{semantic loan|fr|en|you're welcome|nocap=1}} semantic loan from English you're welcome
  1. welcome!
    Sense id: en-bienvenue-fr-intj-50fXK1DX Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 31 12 36 21
  2. (Canada) you're welcome (as an answer to thank you) Tags: Canada
    Sense id: en-bienvenue-fr-intj-UH2vEqJ4 Categories (other): Canadian French, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 31 12 36 21

Noun

IPA: /bjɛ̃.v(ə).ny/ Audio: Fr-bienvenue.ogg Forms: bienvenues [plural]
Etymology: Literally, “well come”, from Old French bienvenue; compare also bienvenu (without the -e). Presumably a calque of an Old Frankish term, from Proto-Germanic *wiljakwemô (“a welcome guest or arrival”), from which many modern Germanic forms descend, as English welcome. Interjection sense #2 is a recent semantic loan from English you're welcome found only in Canada; English “you’re welcome” dates from early 20th century, French Canadian usage correspondingly later. Etymology templates: {{m-g|well come}} “well come”, {{lit|well come}} Literally, “well come”, {{inh|fr|fro|bienvenue}} Old French bienvenue, {{m|fr|bienvenu}} bienvenu, {{cal|fr|frk|-|notext=1}} Frankish, {{der|fr|gem-pro|*wiljakwemô||a welcome guest or arrival}} Proto-Germanic *wiljakwemô (“a welcome guest or arrival”), {{der|fr|gem|-}} Germanic, {{cal|fr|en|welcome|notext=1}} English welcome, {{semantic loan|fr|en|you're welcome|nocap=1}} semantic loan from English you're welcome Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} bienvenue f (plural bienvenues)
  1. welcome Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Greetings Derived forms: bienvenue au club, prime de bienvenue
    Sense id: en-bienvenue-fr-noun-KA1Eqx6f Disambiguation of Greetings: 3 26 28 43 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 31 12 36 21

Inflected forms

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