"nombre" meaning in French

See nombre in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /nɔ̃bʁ/ Audio: Fr-nombre.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-GrandCelinien-nombre.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-nombre.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-nombre.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-nombre.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Eihel-nombre.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-DenisdeShawi-nombre.wav Forms: nombres [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French nombre, from Old French nombre, nonbre, from Latin numerus. Doublet of numéro. Etymology templates: {{dercat|fr|itc-pro|ine-pro|inh=1}}, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|nombre|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French nombre, {{inh+|fr|frm|nombre}} Inherited from Middle French nombre, {{inh|fr|fro|nombre}} Old French nombre, {{inh|fr|la|numerus}} Latin numerus, {{doublet|fr|numéro}} Doublet of numéro Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} nombre m (plural nombres)
  1. number Tags: masculine Related terms: chiffre

Inflected forms

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