"capitaine" meaning in French

See capitaine in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ka.pi.tɛn/ Audio: Fr-capitaine.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-capitaine.wav [France, Toulouse], LL-Q150 (fra)-Mecanautes-capitaine.wav [France], LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-capitaine.wav [France, Vosges], LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-capitaine.wav [France] (note: Somain) Forms: capitaines [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛn Etymology: Inherited from Middle French capitaine, from Old French capitaine, borrowed from Late Latin capitāneus, from Latin caput. Compare the inherited Old French chevetaine (whence English chieftain). Doublet of cheftaine. Etymology templates: {{ety|fr|:inh|frm:capitaine}} [Appendix:Glossary#learned_borrowing|Learned borrowing]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "head", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "head", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "head", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "id" : "seize", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "is_uncertain" : true, "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "lang_name" : "substrate", "status" : "ok", "children" : [ ], "lang" : "qfa-sub" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*kap-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*kap-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*káput", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*kaput", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "caput", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-nós", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-nos", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ānos", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ānus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "id" : "relational adjective", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-ejos", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-éyos", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-eos", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-eus", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-āneus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Late Latin", "term" : "capitāneus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la-lat" } ], "keyword" : "lbor" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "capitaine", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle French", "term" : "capitaine", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "frm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "capitaine", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fr" }" data-lang="fr" data-title="capitaine">, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|capitaine|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French capitaine, {{inh+|fr|frm|capitaine}} Inherited from Middle French capitaine, {{inh|fr|fro|capitaine}} Old French capitaine, {{bor|fr|la-lat|capitāneus}} Late Latin capitāneus, {{der|fr|la|caput}} Latin caput, {{doublet|fr|cheftaine}} Doublet of cheftaine, {{ety|fr|:inh|frm:capitaine}} Head templates: {{fr-noun|mf}} capitaine m or f (plural capitaines)
  1. captain, leader Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-capitaine-fr-noun-F8oYhyE9
  2. (Southern Africa) giant African threadfin (Polydactylus quadrifilis) Tags: Southern-Africa, feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-capitaine-fr-noun-qooQUtqz Categories (other): French entries with etymon, French entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Military ranks, Percoid fish Disambiguation of French entries with etymon: 9 91 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 6 94 Disambiguation of Military ranks: 8 92 Disambiguation of Percoid fish: 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: capitan, capitanat
Categories (other): Military Disambiguation of Military: 0 0 Derived forms: âge du capitaine, capitainat, capitaine de corvette, capitaine de frégate, capitaine de soirée, capitaine de vaisseau, capitaine de vaisseau-major, capitaine d'industrie, capitainerie, capitainesse, les deux mon capitaine, maison de capitaine

Inflected forms

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        "Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa",
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)"
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        "giant African threadfin (Polydactylus quadrifilis)"
      ],
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        "(Southern Africa) giant African threadfin (Polydactylus quadrifilis)"
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}

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