"suisse" meaning in French

See suisse in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /sɥis/ Audio: Fr-us-Suisse.oga Forms: suisses [plural]
Etymology: From Suisse. The meaning "guard" is a metonymic reference to the practice of hiring Swiss mercenaries to serve as guards at European courts. The meaning "chipmunk" derives from the rodent's stripes, reminiscent of the striped uniform of the Swiss Guard. Head templates: {{fr-adj}} suisse (plural suisses)
  1. Swiss (of, from or relating to Switzerland) Categories (topical): Demonyms, Occupations Categories (lifeform): Squirrels Derived forms: couteau suisse, franc suisse, garde suisse, petit-suisse Related terms: Suisse
    Sense id: en-suisse-fr-adj-VhyK93pb Disambiguation of Occupations: 92 3 3 3 Disambiguation of Squirrels: 73 20 3 3 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 89 7 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 81 13 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 8 2 2

Noun

IPA: /sɥis/ Audio: Fr-us-Suisse.oga Forms: suisses [plural]
Etymology: From Suisse. The meaning "guard" is a metonymic reference to the practice of hiring Swiss mercenaries to serve as guards at European courts. The meaning "chipmunk" derives from the rodent's stripes, reminiscent of the striped uniform of the Swiss Guard. Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} suisse m (plural suisses)
  1. (Quebec) chipmunk Tags: Quebec, masculine
    Sense id: en-suisse-fr-noun-wkZNCvGt Categories (other): Quebec French
  2. guard Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-suisse-fr-noun-qdQDTaB9
  3. (archaic) doorman Tags: archaic, masculine
    Sense id: en-suisse-fr-noun-bfh~QHTa
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: tamia (english: chipmunk)

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "From Suisse. The meaning \"guard\" is a metonymic reference to the practice of hiring Swiss mercenaries to serve as guards at European courts. The meaning \"chipmunk\" derives from the rodent's stripes, reminiscent of the striped uniform of the Swiss Guard.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "suisses",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "suisse (plural suisses)",
      "name": "fr-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
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          "langcode": "fr",
          "name": "Demonyms",
          "orig": "fr:Demonyms",
          "parents": [
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            "People",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Human",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "89 7 2 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "French entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "81 13 3 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "87 8 2 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "92 3 3 3",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "fr",
          "name": "Occupations",
          "orig": "fr:Occupations",
          "parents": [
            "People",
            "Work",
            "Human",
            "Human activity",
            "All topics",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "73 20 3 3",
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "fr",
          "name": "Squirrels",
          "orig": "fr:Squirrels",
          "parents": [
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            "Mammals",
            "Vertebrates",
            "Chordates",
            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "couteau suisse"
        },
        {
          "word": "franc suisse"
        },
        {
          "word": "garde suisse"
        },
        {
          "word": "petit-suisse"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Swiss (of, from or relating to Switzerland)"
      ],
      "id": "en-suisse-fr-adj-VhyK93pb",
      "links": [
        [
          "Swiss",
          "Swiss#English"
        ],
        [
          "Switzerland",
          "Switzerland#English"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "Suisse"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/sɥis/"
    },
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      "audio": "Fr-us-Suisse.oga",
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    }
  ],
  "word": "suisse"
}

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  "etymology_text": "From Suisse. The meaning \"guard\" is a metonymic reference to the practice of hiring Swiss mercenaries to serve as guards at European courts. The meaning \"chipmunk\" derives from the rodent's stripes, reminiscent of the striped uniform of the Swiss Guard.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "suisses",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "suisse m (plural suisses)",
      "name": "fr-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Quebec French",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        ]
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      ],
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        "Quebec",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "guard"
      ],
      "id": "en-suisse-fr-noun-qdQDTaB9",
      "links": [
        [
          "guard",
          "guard"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "doorman"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
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          "doorman"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaic) doorman"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/sɥis/"
    },
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    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "chipmunk",
      "word": "tamia"
    }
  ],
  "word": "suisse"
}
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    "French 1-syllable words",
    "French adjectives",
    "French countable nouns",
    "French entries with incorrect language header",
    "French lemmas",
    "French masculine nouns",
    "French nouns",
    "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "fr:Occupations",
    "fr:Squirrels"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "couteau suisse"
    },
    {
      "word": "franc suisse"
    },
    {
      "word": "garde suisse"
    },
    {
      "word": "petit-suisse"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Suisse. The meaning \"guard\" is a metonymic reference to the practice of hiring Swiss mercenaries to serve as guards at European courts. The meaning \"chipmunk\" derives from the rodent's stripes, reminiscent of the striped uniform of the Swiss Guard.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "suisses",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
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      "name": "fr-adj"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Suisse"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
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        "fr:Demonyms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Swiss (of, from or relating to Switzerland)"
      ],
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          "Swiss",
          "Swiss#English"
        ],
        [
          "Switzerland",
          "Switzerland#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/sɥis/"
    },
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/72/Fr-us-Suisse.oga"
    }
  ],
  "word": "suisse"
}

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    "French adjectives",
    "French countable nouns",
    "French entries with incorrect language header",
    "French lemmas",
    "French masculine nouns",
    "French nouns",
    "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "fr:Occupations",
    "fr:Squirrels"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Suisse. The meaning \"guard\" is a metonymic reference to the practice of hiring Swiss mercenaries to serve as guards at European courts. The meaning \"chipmunk\" derives from the rodent's stripes, reminiscent of the striped uniform of the Swiss Guard.",
  "forms": [
    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "suisse m (plural suisses)",
      "name": "fr-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Quebec French"
      ],
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        "chipmunk"
      ],
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        [
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          "chipmunk"
        ]
      ],
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      ],
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        "Quebec",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "guard"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "guard",
          "guard"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "French terms with archaic senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "doorman"
      ],
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        [
          "doorman",
          "doorman"
        ]
      ],
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        "(archaic) doorman"
      ],
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        "archaic",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/sɥis/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Fr-us-Suisse.oga",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/72/Fr-us-Suisse.oga/Fr-us-Suisse.oga.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/72/Fr-us-Suisse.oga"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "english": "chipmunk",
      "word": "tamia"
    }
  ],
  "word": "suisse"
}

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