"principe" meaning in French

See principe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /pʁɛ̃.sip/ Audio: Fr-principe.ogg Forms: principes [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French principe, from Latin prīncipium. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|principe|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French principe, {{inh+|fr|fro|principe}} Inherited from Old French principe, {{der|fr|la|prīncipium}} Latin prīncipium Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} principe m (plural principes)
  1. principle Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-principe-fr-noun-dj8iI69C
  2. beginning; start; commencement Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-principe-fr-noun-g5qH6THh Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 3 57 41
  3. (somewhat archaic) source; origin; cause Tags: archaic, masculine
    Sense id: en-principe-fr-noun-lRJ-Cppw
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: en principe, par principe, partir du principe, pétition de principe

Inflected forms

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