"signe" meaning in French

See signe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /siɲ/ Audio: Fr-signe.ogg [France, Paris] Forms: signes [plural]
Rhymes: -iɲ Etymology: Inherited from Middle French signe, from Old French signe, from Latin signum. Doublet of seing. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|signe|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French signe, {{inh+|fr|frm|signe}} Inherited from Middle French signe, {{inh|fr|fro|signe}} Old French signe, {{bor|fr|la|signum}} Latin signum, {{doublet|fr|seing}} Doublet of seing Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} signe m (plural signes)
  1. sign (indicator; indication; mathematical polarity) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-signe-fr-noun-VfH7D3fR
  2. gesture Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-signe-fr-noun-axJDqJR~
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: indice, trace Derived forms: en signe de, faire signe, langue des signes, ne pas donner signe de vie, signe de croix, signe de ponctuation, signe dur, signe mou

Verb

IPA: /siɲ/ Audio: Fr-signe.ogg [France, Paris]
Rhymes: -iɲ Etymology: Inherited from Middle French signe, from Old French signe, from Latin signum. Doublet of seing. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|signe|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French signe, {{inh+|fr|frm|signe}} Inherited from Middle French signe, {{inh|fr|fro|signe}} Old French signe, {{bor|fr|la|signum}} Latin signum, {{doublet|fr|seing}} Doublet of seing Head templates: {{head|fr|verb form}} signe
  1. inflection of signer:
    first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person
    Sense id: en-signe-fr-verb-JvjTofvb Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 5 16 57 21
  2. inflection of signer:
    second-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular
    Sense id: en-signe-fr-verb-YBzyPPf1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "signe de croix"
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