sonoriser

sonoriser (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
sonorisant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
sonorisé (participle past)
sonorise (first-person indicative present singular)
sonorises (indicative present second-person singular)
sonorise (indicative present singular third-person)
sonorisons (first-person indicative plural present)
sonorisez (indicative plural present second-person)
sonorisent (indicative plural present third-person)
sonorisais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
sonorisais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
sonorisait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
sonorisions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
sonorisiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
sonorisaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
sonorisai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
sonorisas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
sonorisa (historic indicative past singular third-person)
sonorisâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
sonorisâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
sonorisèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
sonoriserai (first-person future indicative singular)
sonoriseras (future indicative second-person singular)
sonorisera (future indicative singular third-person)
sonoriserons (first-person future indicative plural)
sonoriserez (future indicative plural second-person)
sonoriseront (future indicative plural third-person)
sonoriserais (conditional first-person singular)
sonoriserais (conditional second-person singular)
sonoriserait (conditional singular third-person)
sonoriserions (conditional first-person plural)
sonoriseriez (conditional plural second-person)
sonoriseraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
sonorise (first-person present singular subjunctive)
sonorises (present second-person singular subjunctive)
sonorise (present singular subjunctive third-person)
sonorisions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
sonorisiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
sonorisent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
sonorisasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
sonorisasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
sonorisât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
sonorisassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
sonorisassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
sonorisassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
sonorise (imperative second-person singular)
sonorisons (first-person imperative plural)
sonorisez (imperative plural second-person)


diachronie

Coined by Ferdinand de Saussure, from Ancient Greek διά (diá) + Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos) + Ancient Greek -ία (-ía).

af

Coordinate term: synchronie


synchronie

Coined by Ferdinand de Saussure, from synchrone + -ie.

Coordinate term: diachronie


nom collectif

fr-noun

nom collectif m (plural noms collectifs)


optatif

fr-adj

optatif (feminine optative, masculine plural optatifs, feminine plural optatives)

optative (feminine)
optatifs (masculine plural)
optatives (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Late Latin optātīvus,


distributif

(grammar) distributive, distributive case


déverbatif

fr-adj

déverbatif (feminine déverbative, masculine plural déverbatifs, feminine plural déverbatives)

déverbative (feminine)
déverbatifs (masculine plural)
déverbatives (feminine plural)


conclusif

conclusif (feminine conclusive, masculine plural conclusifs, feminine plural conclusives)

conclusive (feminine)
conclusifs (masculine plural)
conclusives (feminine plural)

une conjonction conclusive


adverbal

adverbal (feminine adverbale, masculine plural adverbaux, feminine plural adverbales)

adverbale (feminine)
adverbaux (masculine plural)
adverbales (feminine plural)


conjonction de subordination

fr-noun

conjonction de subordination f (plural conjonctions de subordination)

LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-conjonction de subordination.wav

Coordinate term: conjonction de coordination

subordinating conjunction
subordinating conjunction


conjonction de coordination

conjonction de coordination f (plural conjonctions de coordination)

LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-conjonction de coordination.wav

Coordinate term: conjonction de subordination

coordinating conjunction
coordinating conjunction


-ème

morpho- (“morpho-”) + -ème → morphème (“morpheme”)


tribraque

From Latin tribrachys, from Ancient Greek τρῐ́βρᾰχῠς (trĭ́brăkhŭs).

(prosody) tribrach (metrical foot comprising three short syllables)


morique

LL-Q150 (fra)-Bastenbas (Bastenbas (Lingua))-morique.wav


monophtongue

monophtongues (plural)
monophthongue (alternative obsolete)

Borrowed from Latin monophthongos or monophthongus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek μονόφθογγος (monóphthongos, “monophthong”).


monosème

Coordinate term: polysème


parasynthèse

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek παρασύνθεσις (parasúnthesis).

lbor

παρασύνθεσις


nom adjectif

(grammar) noun adjective, adjective noun, adjective


nom d'agent

/nɔ̃ d‿a.ʒɑ̃/


nom dénombrable

fr-noun

nom dénombrable m (plural noms dénombrables)


nom de temps

/nɔ̃ də tɑ̃/


nom épithète

(grammar) noun adjunct, attributive noun


nom indénombrable

nom indénombrable m (plural noms indénombrables)


nom substantif

nom substantif m (plural noms substantifs)


préfixal

fr-adj

préfixal (feminine préfixale, masculine plural préfixaux, feminine plural préfixales)

préfixale (feminine)
préfixaux (masculine plural)
préfixales (feminine plural)

From préfixe + -al. Attested since the 19th century.


adstrat

(linguistics) adstratum (any language having elements that are responsible for change in neighbouring languages)


adversatif

adversatif (feminine adversative, masculine plural adversatifs, feminine plural adversatives)

adversative (feminine)
adversatifs (masculine plural)
adversatives (feminine plural)


affriquer

affriquer (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
affriquant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
affriqué (participle past)
affrique (first-person indicative present singular)
affriques (indicative present second-person singular)
affrique (indicative present singular third-person)
affriquons (first-person indicative plural present)
affriquez (indicative plural present second-person)
affriquent (indicative plural present third-person)
affriquais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
affriquais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
affriquait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
affriquions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
affriquiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
affriquaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
affriquai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
affriquas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
affriqua (historic indicative past singular third-person)
affriquâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
affriquâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
affriquèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
affriquerai (first-person future indicative singular)
affriqueras (future indicative second-person singular)
affriquera (future indicative singular third-person)
affriquerons (first-person future indicative plural)
affriquerez (future indicative plural second-person)
affriqueront (future indicative plural third-person)
affriquerais (conditional first-person singular)
affriquerais (conditional second-person singular)
affriquerait (conditional singular third-person)
affriquerions (conditional first-person plural)
affriqueriez (conditional plural second-person)
affriqueraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
affrique (first-person present singular subjunctive)
affriques (present second-person singular subjunctive)
affrique (present singular subjunctive third-person)
affriquions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
affriquiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
affriquent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
affriquasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
affriquasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
affriquât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
affriquassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
affriquassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
affriquassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
affrique (imperative second-person singular)
affriquons (first-person imperative plural)
affriquez (imperative plural second-person)


aphérèse

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀφαίρεσις (aphaíresis).


amuïr

s'amuïr (infinitive)
s'être + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
s'amuïssant (gerund participle present)
s'amuïssant (gerund participle present)
ayant (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
étant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
amuï (participle past)
amuï (participle past)
m'amuïs (first-person indicative present singular)
m'amuïs (first-person indicative present singular)
t'amuïs (indicative present second-person singular)
t'amuïs (indicative present second-person singular)
s'amuït (indicative present singular third-person)
s'amuït (indicative present singular third-person)
nous amuïssons (first-person indicative plural present)
nous amuïssons (first-person indicative plural present)
vous amuïssez (indicative plural present second-person)
vous amuïssez (indicative plural present second-person)
s'amuïssent (indicative plural present third-person)
s'amuïssent (indicative plural present third-person)
m'amuïssais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
m'amuïssais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
t'amuïssais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
t'amuïssais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
s'amuïssait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
s'amuïssait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
nous amuïssions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
nous amuïssions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
vous amuïssiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
vous amuïssiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
s'amuïssaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
s'amuïssaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
m'amuïs (first-person historic indicative past singular)
m'amuïs (first-person historic indicative past singular)
t'amuïs (historic indicative past second-person singular)
t'amuïs (historic indicative past second-person singular)
s'amuït (historic indicative past singular third-person)
s'amuït (historic indicative past singular third-person)
nous amuïmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
nous amuïmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
vous amuïtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
vous amuïtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
s'amuïrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
s'amuïrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
m'amuïrai (first-person future indicative singular)
m'amuïrai (first-person future indicative singular)
t'amuïras (future indicative second-person singular)
t'amuïras (future indicative second-person singular)
s'amuïra (future indicative singular third-person)
s'amuïra (future indicative singular third-person)
nous amuïrons (first-person future indicative plural)
nous amuïrons (first-person future indicative plural)
vous amuïrez (future indicative plural second-person)
vous amuïrez (future indicative plural second-person)
s'amuïront (future indicative plural third-person)
s'amuïront (future indicative plural third-person)
m'amuïrais (conditional first-person singular)
m'amuïrais (conditional first-person singular)
t'amuïrais (conditional second-person singular)
t'amuïrais (conditional second-person singular)
s'amuïrait (conditional singular third-person)
s'amuïrait (conditional singular third-person)
nous amuïrions (conditional first-person plural)
nous amuïrions (conditional first-person plural)
vous amuïriez (conditional plural second-person)
vous amuïriez (conditional plural second-person)
s'amuïraient (conditional plural third-person)
s'amuïraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of s'être + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of s'être + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
m'amuïsse (first-person present singular subjunctive)
m'amuïsse (first-person present singular subjunctive)
t'amuïsses (present second-person singular subjunctive)
t'amuïsses (present second-person singular subjunctive)
s'amuïsse (present singular subjunctive third-person)
s'amuïsse (present singular subjunctive third-person)
nous amuïssions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
nous amuïssions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
vous amuïssiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
vous amuïssiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
s'amuïssent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
s'amuïssent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
m'amuïsse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
m'amuïsse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
t'amuïsses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
t'amuïsses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
s'amuït (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
s'amuït (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
nous amuïssions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
nous amuïssions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
vous amuïssiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
vous amuïssiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
s'amuïssent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
s'amuïssent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
amuïs-toi (imperative second-person singular)
amuïs-toi (imperative second-person singular)
amuïssons-nous (first-person imperative plural)
amuïssons-nous (first-person imperative plural)
amuïssez-vous (imperative plural second-person)
amuïssez-vous (imperative plural second-person)

From a Vulgar Latin *admūtīre, from mūtus (“mute, silent”). Analysable as a- + mu(et) + -ir.

(pronominal, linguistics) to become mute, to disappear (of a sound)


amuïssement

(linguistics) disappearance, muting (of a sound) (the attenuation (reduction) or more often, the complete disappearance of a phoneme or a syllable in a word)


mœuf

Dictionnaire de la langue française
Émile Littré

Inherited from Latin modus. Doublet of mode. Compare French soif from Latin sitis.


appellatif

fr-adj

appellatif (feminine appellative, masculine plural appellatifs, feminine plural appellatives)

appellative (feminine)
appellatifs (masculine plural)
appellatives (feminine plural)


au propre

(linguistics) ellipsis of au sens propre: literally, in the literal sense


athématique

Au présent athématique ancien sont souvent substitués d'autres types, variables suivant les langues[…]

1924, Antoine Meillet, Introduction à l'étude comparative des langues indo-européennes, Hachette Livre, →ISBN, page 167:

The ancient athematic present tense is often replaced by other types, which vary according to the language […]

(linguistics) athematic (said of a formation in which the suffix is attached directly to the root, without the help of a thematic morpheme)


pluriel brisé

fr-noun

pluriel brisé m (plural pluriels brisés)

Calque of Arabic جَمْع مُكَسَّر (jamʕ mukassar).

calque

جَمْع مُكَسَّر


postposer

postposer (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
postposant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
postposé (participle past)
postpose (first-person indicative present singular)
postposes (indicative present second-person singular)
postpose (indicative present singular third-person)
postposons (first-person indicative plural present)
postposez (indicative plural present second-person)
postposent (indicative plural present third-person)
postposais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
postposais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
postposait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
postposions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
postposiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
postposaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
postposai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
postposas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
postposa (historic indicative past singular third-person)
postposâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
postposâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
postposèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
postposerai (first-person future indicative singular)
postposeras (future indicative second-person singular)
postposera (future indicative singular third-person)
postposerons (first-person future indicative plural)
postposerez (future indicative plural second-person)
postposeront (future indicative plural third-person)
postposerais (conditional first-person singular)
postposerais (conditional second-person singular)
postposerait (conditional singular third-person)
postposerions (conditional first-person plural)
postposeriez (conditional plural second-person)
postposeraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
postpose (first-person present singular subjunctive)
postposes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
postpose (present singular subjunctive third-person)
postposions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
postposiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
postposent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
postposasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
postposasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
postposât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
postposassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
postposassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
postposassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
postpose (imperative second-person singular)
postposons (first-person imperative plural)
postposez (imperative plural second-person)


parlure

From parler (“to speak”) + -ure (suffix forming nouns describing the result of an action).


morphophonémique

From morpho- + phonémique (“phonemics”).

une forme morphophonémique


morphophonémique

fr-noun

morphophonémique f (plural morphophonémiques)


protase

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πρότασις (prótasis).

lbor

Coordinate term: apodose


métonyme

From Ancient Greek μετώνυμος (metṓnumos).


grammaire de dépendance

fr-noun

grammaire de dépendance f (plural grammaires de dépendance)


déterminatif

fr-adj

déterminatif (feminine déterminative, masculine plural déterminatifs, feminine plural déterminatives)

déterminative (feminine)
déterminatifs (masculine plural)
déterminatives (feminine plural)


emprunt savant

fr-noun

emprunt savant m (plural emprunts savants)

(linguistics, lexicography) learned borrowing


concordance des temps

(grammar) sequence of tenses, consecutio temporum, tense harmony


enclise

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔγκλισις (énklisis).


apodose

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀπόδοσις (apódosis).


yodisation

(phonetics) yodification, addition of or transformation into a yod phoneme


xénisme

→ Catalan: xenisme

→ English: xenism

→ German: Xenismus

→ Romanian: xenism

→ Russian: ксени́зм (ksenízm)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ξενισμός (xenismós, “strangeness, novelty”).

(linguistics) foreignism, a foreign word used in a language but is not yet a loanword for it stands out as foreign


résultatif

fr-adj

résultatif (feminine résultative, masculine plural résultatifs, feminine plural résultatives)

résultative (feminine)
résultatifs (masculine plural)
résultatives (feminine plural)


connotatif

connotatif (feminine connotative, masculine plural connotatifs, feminine plural connotatives)

connotative (feminine)
connotatifs (masculine plural)
connotatives (feminine plural)


négativité

(philosophy, psychology, grammar) negativity


anaptyxe

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀνάπτυξις (anáptuxis).

bor+

(phonetics) anaptyxis, svarabhakti (epenthesis of a vowel)


dérivationnel

fr-adj

dérivationnel (feminine dérivationnelle, masculine plural dérivationnels, feminine plural dérivationnelles)

dérivationnelle (feminine)
dérivationnels (masculine plural)
dérivationnelles (feminine plural)


discours direct

fr-noun

discours direct m (usually uncountable, plural discours directs)


discours indirect

discours indirect m (usually uncountable, plural discours indirects)

(grammar, narratology) reported speech, indirect speech


allomorphe

(linguistics, linguistic morphology) allomorph


haplologie

→ Turkish: haploloji


supplétion

Borrowed from English suppletion, itself a calque from German Suppletivwesen.


laryngien

fr-adj

laryngien (feminine laryngienne, masculine plural laryngiens, feminine plural laryngiennes)

laryngienne (feminine)
laryngiens (masculine plural)
laryngiennes (feminine plural)


champ sémantique

fr-noun

champ sémantique m (plural champs sémantiques)

(linguistics, translation studies) semantic field


dactylique

Romanian: dactilic

Borrowed from Latin dactylicus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek δακτυλικός (daktulikós). By surface analysis, dactyle + -ique.

Un hexamètre dactylique.


langue cible

langue cible f (plural langues cibles or langues cible)

langues cibles (plural)
langues cible (plural)
langue-cible (alternative)


langue source

langue source f (plural langues sources or langues source)

langues sources (plural)
langues source (plural)
langue-source (alternative)


unipersonnel

fr-adj

unipersonnel (feminine unipersonnelle, masculine plural unipersonnels, feminine plural unipersonnelles)

unipersonnelle (feminine)
unipersonnels (masculine plural)
unipersonnelles (feminine plural)


adpositionnel

adpositionnel (feminine adpositionnelle, masculine plural adpositionnels, feminine plural adpositionnelles)

adpositionnelle (feminine)
adpositionnels (masculine plural)
adpositionnelles (feminine plural)


temps primitif

fr-noun

temps primitif m (plural temps primitifs)

(grammar) principal part of a verb (any of the forms of a verb which contain its stem(s) in the simplest form, or such a form that, when taken with all the other principal parts (showing various inflections), allows the entire paradigm to be derived)


ambitransitif

fr-adj

ambitransitif (feminine ambitransitive, masculine plural ambitransitifs, feminine plural ambitransitives)

ambitransitive (feminine)
ambitransitifs (masculine plural)
ambitransitives (feminine plural)


antéconsonantique

antéconsonantiques (plural)
antéconsonnantique (alternative)


antégrammatical

antégrammatical (feminine antégrammaticale, masculine plural antégrammaticaux, feminine plural antégrammaticales)

antégrammaticale (feminine)
antégrammaticaux (masculine plural)
antégrammaticales (feminine plural)


prédicatif

prédicatif (feminine prédicative, masculine plural prédicatifs, feminine plural prédicatives)

prédicative (feminine)
prédicatifs (masculine plural)
prédicatives (feminine plural)


interprétation simultanée

fr-noun

interprétation simultanée f (uncountable)

simultaneous interpreting
simultaneous interpreting

simultaneous interpretation
simultaneous interpretation

(translation studies) simultaneous interpreting, simultaneous interpretation


interprétation consécutive

interprétation consécutive f (uncountable)

consecutive interpreting
consecutive interpreting

consecutive interpretation
consecutive interpretation

(translation studies) consecutive interpreting, consecutive interpretation


mode d'articulation

mode d'articulation m (plural modes d'articulation)

manner of articulation
manner of articulation


signe dur

Calque of Russian твёрдый знак (tvjórdyj znak).

cal

твёрдый знак


signe mou

Calque of Russian мя́гкий знак (mjáxkij znak).

мя́гкий знак


assimilation progressive

fr-noun

assimilation progressive f (plural assimilations progressives)

progressive assimilation
progressive assimilation

(phonetics, phonology) progressive assimilation


assimilation régressive

assimilation régressive f (plural assimilations régressives)

regressive assimilation
regressive assimilation

(phonetics, phonology) regressive assimilation


esprit rude

Calque of Latin spiritus asper, itself a calque of Ancient Greek δασὺ πνεῦμα (dasù pneûma).


esprit doux

Calque of Latin spīritus lēnis, itself a calque of Ancient Greek ψιλὸν πνεῦμα (psilòn pneûma).

ψιλὸν πνεῦμα

(phonetics, typography) smooth breathing


géminée

(phonetics, phonology) geminate (double consonant)


allongement compensatoire

fr-noun

allongement compensatoire m (plural allongements compensatoires)

compensatory lengthening
compensatory lengthening


voisement

(phonetics, phonology) voicing, sonorization


dévoisement

(phonetics, phonology) devoicing, surdization


classe nominale

classe nominale f (plural classes nominales)


déictique

Borrowed from Ancient Greek δεικτικός (deiktikós, “capable of proof”).


morphème libre

fr-noun

morphème libre m (plural morphèmes libres)


grammaticalisation

grammaticalisation f (plural grammaticalisations)

Coined in 1912 by Antoine Meillet, from grammatical.


abus de langage

abus de langage m (plural abus de langage)

LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-abus de langage.wav

(grammar) malapropism (improper use of language, whether humorous or not)


question totale

question totale f (plural questions totales)

(grammar) yes-no question, polar question


question partielle

question partielle f (plural questions partielles)


créoliser

créoliser (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
créolisant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
créolisé (participle past)
créolise (first-person indicative present singular)
créolises (indicative present second-person singular)
créolise (indicative present singular third-person)
créolisons (first-person indicative plural present)
créolisez (indicative plural present second-person)
créolisent (indicative plural present third-person)
créolisais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
créolisais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
créolisait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
créolisions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
créolisiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
créolisaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
créolisai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
créolisas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
créolisa (historic indicative past singular third-person)
créolisâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
créolisâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
créolisèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
créoliserai (first-person future indicative singular)
créoliseras (future indicative second-person singular)
créolisera (future indicative singular third-person)
créoliserons (first-person future indicative plural)
créoliserez (future indicative plural second-person)
créoliseront (future indicative plural third-person)
créoliserais (conditional first-person singular)
créoliserais (conditional second-person singular)
créoliserait (conditional singular third-person)
créoliserions (conditional first-person plural)
créoliseriez (conditional plural second-person)
créoliseraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
créolise (first-person present singular subjunctive)
créolises (present second-person singular subjunctive)
créolise (present singular subjunctive third-person)
créolisions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
créolisiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
créolisent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
créolisasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
créolisasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
créolisât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
créolisassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
créolisassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
créolisassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
créolise (imperative second-person singular)
créolisons (first-person imperative plural)
créolisez (imperative plural second-person)


faux anglicisme

faux anglicisme m (plural faux anglicismes)


continuum dialectal

continuum dialectal m (plural continuums dialectaux or continua dialectaux)

continuums dialectaux (plural)
continua dialectaux (plural)


pronom réfléchi

pronom réfléchi m (plural pronoms réfléchis)


cadrage satellitaire

cadrage satellitaire m (usually uncountable, plural cadrages satellitaires)


cadrage verbal

cadrage verbal m (usually uncountable, plural cadrages verbaux)


objet indirect

objet indirect m (plural objets indirects)


complément d'objet indirect

complément d'objet indirect m (plural compléments d'objet indirects or compléments d'objets indirects or ompléments d'objet indirect)

compléments d'objet indirects (plural)
compléments d'objets indirects (plural)
ompléments d'objet indirect (plural)


complément d'agent

complément d'agent m (plural compléments d'agent)


loi phonétique

loi phonétique f (plural lois phonétiques)


alternance vocalique

alternance vocalique f (usually uncountable, plural alternances vocaliques)

(linguistics) apophony, umlaut, ablaut, vowel alternation


alternance consonantique

alternance consonantique f (usually uncountable, plural alternances consonantiques)


descriptivisme

descriptivisme m (plural descriptivismes)


prescriptivisme

prescriptivisme m (plural prescriptivismes)


dérivation inverse

dérivation inverse f (plural dérivations inverses)


rétroformation

rétroformation f (plural rétroformations)


étymologie populaire

étymologie populaire f (plural étymologies populaires)


nivellement analogique

nivellement analogique m (plural nivellements analogiques)

morphological leveling
morphological leveling

(linguistics) paradigm leveling, morphological leveling, analogical leveling


pronom personnel

pronom personnel m (plural pronoms personnels)


métathèse de quantité

métathèse de quantité f (plural métathèses de quantité)

quantitative metathesis
quantitative metathesis

(prosody, phonology) quantitative metathesis


mot lexical

(lexicography) content word, lexical word


mot grammatical

mot grammatical m (plural mots grammaticaux)

(lexicography) function word, grammatical word


ablatif absolu

ablatif absolu m (plural ablatifs absolus)


génitif absolu

génitif absolu m (plural génitifs absolus)


accusatif absolu

accusatif absolu m (plural accusatifs absolus)


belle infidèle

belle infidèle f (plural belles infidèles)

Near-synonym: traduction libre

(translation studies) an elegant but unfaithful and inaccurate translation


dislocation à gauche

dislocation à gauche f (plural dislocations à gauche)


dislocation à droite

dislocation à droite f (plural dislocations à droite)

(linguistics, grammar) right dislocation


deutéragoniste

deutéragoniste m or f by sense (plural deutéragonistes)

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek δευτεραγωνιστής (deuteragōnistḗs).

lbor

δευτεραγωνιστής


traductibilité

fr-noun

traductibilité f (plural traductibilités)

(translation studies) translatability, translatableness


datif éthique

datif éthique m (plural datifs éthiques)


syllabe ouverte

syllabe ouverte f (plural syllabes ouvertes)


syllabe fermée

syllabe fermée f (plural syllabes fermées)


traduction automatique

(translation studies) machine translation


complément d'objet direct

complément d'objet direct m (plural compléments d'objet directs or compléments d'objets directs or compléments d'objet direct)

compléments d'objet directs (plural)
compléments d'objets directs (plural)
compléments d'objet direct (plural)


mélioratif

fr-adj

mélioratif (feminine méliorative, masculine plural mélioratifs, feminine plural mélioratives)

méliorative (feminine)
mélioratifs (masculine plural)
mélioratives (feminine plural)

From Latin melior (whence French meilleur) + -atif, on the model of péjoratif.

(linguistics, of the use of a word or term) approving, favorable


degré plein

Indo-European studies
Indo-European studies

(linguistic morphology, Indo-European studies) e-grade, full-grade


degré fléchi

(linguistic morphology, Indo-European studies) o-grade


degré zéro

(linguistic morphology, Indo-European studies) zero-grade, null grade


nom concret

/nɔ̃ kɔ̃.kʁɛ/


diaphasique

From Ancient Greek διάφασις (diáphasis) + -ique.

af

(linguistics) diaphasic (relating to variation across register)


verbe auxiliaire

fr-noun

verbe auxiliaire m (plural verbes auxiliaires)


phrase complexe

phrase complexe f (plural phrases complexes)


phrase simple

phrase simple f (plural phrases simples)


point d'articulation

point d'articulation m (plural points d'articulation)

place of articulation
place of articulation


langue d'arrivée

langue d'arrivée f (plural langues d'arrivée)


langue de départ

langue de départ f (plural langues de départ)


harmonie vocalique

harmonie vocalique f (usually uncountable, plural harmonies vocaliques)


surdéclinaison

surdéclinaison f (plural surdéclinaisons)


superordonné

fr-adj

superordonné (feminine superordonnée, masculine plural superordonnés, feminine plural superordonnées)

superordonnée (feminine)
superordonnés (masculine plural)
superordonnées (feminine plural)

proposition superordonnée


cas grammatical

fr-noun

cas grammatical m (plural cas grammaticaux)


complément du nom

complément du nom m (plural compléments du nom)

compléments du nom (plural)
complément de nom (alternative)

LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-complément du nom.wav


état de langue

état de langue m (plural états de langue)

(linguistics) a form of a language at any given time, seen synchronically


langue de travail

langue de travail f (plural langues de travail)

(translation studies) working language (language that a translator or interpreter works with)


traduction à vue

traduction à vue f (usually uncountable, plural traductions à vue)


argotologie

Une chaire d’argotologie a été créée à la Sorbonne en 1986, dit-on. On y traite de « la thématique incitative à l’emploi de l’argot », des « jargons, technolectes et argot commun », de « prises de paroles codifiées et transgressives », etc.

1993, Alice Becker-Ho, Les Princes du Jargon, Gallimard, page 19:


triphtongue

Modelled after diphtongue, with the prefix tri-. Compare Ancient Greek τρίφθογγος (tríphthongos).

(phonetics) triphthong (monosyllabic vowel combination involving movement from one vowel to another)


déverbalisation

déverbalisation f (countable and uncountable, plural déverbalisations)


fait de langue

fait de langue m (plural faits de langue)

(linguistics) linguistic feature characteristic of a given language (and worthy of some in-depth analysis)


unité de sens

(linguistics, translation studies) meaning unit


temps primaire

temps primaire m (plural temps primaires)


temps secondaire

temps secondaire m (plural temps secondaires)


sichuanais

(linguistics) Sichuanese (Mandarin dialect)


registre de langue

registre de langue m (plural registres de langue)

/ʁə.ʒis.tʁə də lɑ̃ɡ/


rhème

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ῥῆμα (rhêma, “word, phrase, verb”).


vocoïde

(linguistics) vocoid, phonetic vowel as opposed as a phonemic one


parisianisme

Inherited from Middle French parisianisme. By surface analysis, parisien + -isme.

inh+

(linguistics) characteristically Parisian turn of phrase, expression, etc. [since 1583]


pro-verbe

Selon la classe du terme sur lequel porte l'interrogation, on distingue des déterminants, des pronoms, et des adverbes interrogatifs. Le groupment que + le verbe faire tient lieu de verbe interrogatif (pro-verbe*).

1986, Michel Arrivé, Françoise Gadet, Michel Galmiche, La grammaire d'aujourd'hui: guide alphabétique de linguistique française, Flammarion, →ISBN, page 344:

Depending on the class to which the interrogative belongs, we distinguish between determinants, pronouns, and interrogative adverbs. The combination of que and the verb faire can substitute for an interrogative verb (pro-verb).


voyelle thématique

fr-noun

voyelle thématique f (plural voyelles thématiques)

(linguistic morphology, Indo-European studies) thematic vowel, stem vowel


pronom interrogatif

pronom interrogatif m (plural pronoms interrogatifs)

interrogative pronoun
interrogative pronoun


adverbe interrogatif

adverbe interrogatif m (plural adverbes interrogatifs)

interrogative adverb
interrogative adverb


langue vocale

langue vocale f (plural langues vocales)

Coordinate term: langue des signes

(translation studies) vocal language/oral language as opposed to sign language


sujet réel

Coordinate term: sujet grammatical

syntactical subject
syntactical subject#English

(linguistics, grammar) semantic subject (the true agent of an action, as opposed to the mere syntactical subject of a verb)


sujet grammatical

sujet grammatical m (plural sujets grammaticaux)

Coordinate term: sujet réel

(linguistics, grammar) syntactical subject (as opposed to semantic subject)


interprétation de conférence

interprétation de conférence f (uncountable)

conference interpreting
conference interpreting

(translation studies) conference interpreting


interprète de conférence

interprète de conférence m or f by sense (plural interprètes de conférence)

conference interpreter
conference interpreter

(translation studies) conference interpreter


inchoatif

fr-adj

inchoatif (feminine inchoative, masculine plural inchoatifs, feminine plural inchoatives)

inchoative (feminine)
inchoatifs (masculine plural)
inchoatives (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Late Latin inchoātīvus.


accent tonique

fr-noun

accent tonique m (plural accents toniques)


postpositionnel

fr-adj

postpositionnel (feminine postpositionnelle, masculine plural postpositionnels, feminine plural postpositionnelles)

postpositionnelle (feminine)
postpositionnels (masculine plural)
postpositionnelles (feminine plural)


discours rapporté

fr-noun

discours rapporté m (usually uncountable, plural discours rapportés)


par extension

(linguistics, semantics) by extension, broadly


linguistique comparée

comparative linguistics
comparative linguistics


gnomique

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek γνωμικός (gnōmikós).

lbor

le présent gnomique, le présent de vérité générale

the gnomic present, the present of general truth

(linguistics) gnomic (expressing general truths or aphorisms)


délocutif

fr-adj

délocutif (feminine délocutive, masculine plural délocutifs, feminine plural délocutives)

délocutive (feminine)
délocutifs (masculine plural)
délocutives (feminine plural)


nominatif absolu

fr-noun

nominatif absolu m (plural nominatifs absolus)


verbe absolu

(grammar) A transitive verb that can be used without an object


emploi absolu

emploi absolu m (plural emplois absolus)

absolute construction
absolute construction

(grammar) absolute construction (use of a syntagmic element independent of other elements that would typically be expected to accompany it, e.g., a transitive verb without a direct object or a comparative adjective without a relative complement)


verbe d'état

Coordinate term: verbe d'action

Et comment a-t-on pu imaginer une source commune à deux natures aussi différentes, les verbes d’état et les verbes d’action.

1864, F.-P. Terzuolo, Études sur le Dictionnaire de l’Académie Française [Studies on the Dictionary of the French Academy], 2nd edition, page 79:

And how could one imagine a common source for two such different lexical categories, the stative verbs and the action verbs.

En hébreu, la forme verbale monosyllabique est caractéristique des verbes d’état, la forme dissyllabique des verbes d’action.

1980, Jan P. Lettinga, Grammaire de l’hébreu biblique [Biblical Hebrew Grammar], volume I, →ISBN, page 124:

In Hebrew, the monosyllabic verbal form is characteristic of stative verbs, the dissyllabic form of action verbs.

(grammar) stative verb (verb that expresses a state of the subject, not an action)


verbe d'action

verbe d'action m (plural verbes d'action)

Coordinate term: verbe d'état


interrogative indirecte

interrogative indirecte f (plural interrogatives indirectes)

Ellipsis of proposition interrogative indirecte.

ellipsis

Coordinate term: interrogative directe


irréel du présent

fr-noun

irréel du présent m (plural irréels du présent)

Coordinate term: irréel du passé


irréel du passé

irréel du passé m (plural irréels du passé)

Coordinate term: irréel du présent


interrogative directe

interrogative directe f (plural interrogatives directes)

Ellipsis of proposition interrogative directe.

ellipsis

Coordinate term: interrogative indirecte


conditionnel présent

fr-noun

conditionnel présent m (countable and uncountable, plural conditionnels présents)

Coordinate term: conditionnel passé


conditionnel passé

conditionnel passé m (countable and uncountable, plural conditionnels passés)

Coordinate term: conditionnel présent

(grammar) past conditional, conditional perfect


complément d'objet

complément d'objet m (plural compléments d'objet or compléments d'objets)

compléments d'objet (plural)
compléments d'objets (plural)


complément circonstanciel

complément circonstanciel m (plural compléments circonstanciels)

(grammar) circumstantial complement (a syntactic element describing place, time, manner, or a variety of other specific details related to a superordinate verbal element)


dénotation

Learned borrowing from Latin dēnotātiō. By surface analysis, dénoter + -ation.

Coordinate term: connotation


présent continu

Coordinate term: présent simple


déverbal

fr-adj

déverbal (feminine déverbale, masculine plural déverbaux, feminine plural déverbales)

déverbale (feminine)
déverbaux (masculine plural)
déverbales (feminine plural)

(linguistics, grammar) deverbal (which derives from a verb)

(linguistics, grammar) deverbal (derived from a verb)


déverbal

[…] on n’a pourtant jamais pris en considération le très caractéristique sut […], déverbal sans suffixe de suti […].

1952, Alphonse Juilland, “Extrait le vocabulaire argotique roumain d’origine tsigane [Extract Romanian Slang Vocabulary of Gypsy Origin]”, in Cahiers Sextil Puşcariu [Notebooks Sextil Puşcariu], Éditions Dacia:

[…] one has never yet taken into consideration the very characteristic sut […], deverbal without suffix of suti […].

(linguistics, grammar) deverbal (noun derived from and describing the action of a given verb)


présent progressif

Coordinate term: présent simple


dictionnaire visuel

fr-noun

dictionnaire visuel m (plural dictionnaires visuels)

(lexicography) picture dictionary, visual dictionary


complétif

fr-adj

complétif (feminine complétive, masculine plural complétifs, feminine plural complétives)

complétive (feminine)
complétifs (masculine plural)
complétives (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin complētīvus. By surface analysis, compléter + -if.

phrase complétive

un mot complétif

une subordonnée complétive introduite par « que »

a subordinate complement introduced with que

une complétive d'objet

Une complétive circonstancielle peut changer du tout au tout le sens d'une phrase donnée.

A circumstantial complement can entirely change the sense of a given phrase.

proposition complétive
proposition complétive

subordonée complétive
subordonée complétive

(nominalized in the feminine singular form complétive by ellipsis of proposition complétive or subordonée complétive) completive (a completive clause, a subordinate complement)


au figuré

(linguistics) figuratively, in the figurative sense


verbe de mouvement

fr-noun

verbe de mouvement m (plural verbes de mouvement)


verbe à particule

verbe à particule m (plural verbes à particule)

On retrouve cette structure de détermination dans le verbe à particule séparable, qui est une sorte de verbe composé. Dans abfahren, ab détermine à droite fahren et en précise le sens, […].

1998, Jean-Marc Pastré, Nouvelle grammaire de l’allemand [New German Grammar], Ophrys, →ISBN:

We find this structure of determination in the separable phrasal verb, which is a kind of compound verb. In abfahren, ab determines on the right fahren and specifies the meaning, […]

Remarque : lorsque le verbe à particule admet un gérondif comme complément, la particule ne peut être déplacée : He gave up smoking.

2008, Jean-Claude Souesme, 100 fiches de grammaire anglaise [100 English Grammar Cards], Bréal, →ISBN:

Note: when the phrasal verb admits a gerund as a complement, the particle cannot be moved: He gave up smoking.

(grammar) phrasal verb (compound word made up of a conjugating verb and a particle (invariable part other than a noun or a pronoun), such as get up in English and ankommen in German)


verbe actif

(grammar) active verb (verb with which the subject expresses an action)


verbe passif

Le participe passé d'un verbe passif s'accorde toujours avec le sujet.

The past participle of a passive verb always agrees with the subject.

(grammar) passive verb (verb with which the subject undergoes the action)


verbe de perception

verbe de perception m (plural verbes de perception)

(grammar) verb of perception, perception verb (verb expressing a perceptual experience of the subject)


verbe faible

(grammar) weak verb (verb with regular conjugation in the Germanic languages)


verbe fort

(grammar) strong verb (verb with irregular conjugation in the Germanic languages)


verbe impersonnel

verbe impersonnel m (plural verbes impersonnels)

"Pleuvoir" est un verbe impersonnel.

(grammar) impersonal verb (verb that only conjugates itself in the third-person singular)


verbe irrégulier

verbe irrégulier m (plural verbes irréguliers)

(grammar) irregular verb (verb with irregular conjugation)


verbe léger

(grammar) light verb (verb without lexical meaning, accompanied by a noun signifying an action or a state. For example, faire in faire une inspection is a light verb, and one can simply say inspecter)


verbe mixte

(grammar) mixed verb (in German, verb whose root undergoes vocalic alteration in the preterite and in the perfect tense, but for which the endings are the same as for weak verbs)


verbe régulier

verbe régulier m (plural verbes réguliers)

(grammar) regular verb (verb with regular conjugation)


verbe simple

(grammar) simple verb (verb without separable particle)


monomorphémique

Coordinate term: polymorphémique


polymorphémique

Coordinate term: monomorphémique


mutation adoucissante

mutation adoucissante f (plural mutations adoucissantes)

From mutation (“mutation”) + adoucissante (“feminine present participle of adoucir, to soften”).


phonotactique

(phonetics, phonology) phonotactics (branch of phonology that deals with the restrictions a language applies to combinations of phonemes)


phonotactique

(phonetics, phonology) phonotactical, phonotactic


morphème zéro

fr-noun

morphème zéro m (plural morphèmes zéros)

(linguistic morphology) null morpheme, zero morpheme (morpheme that has no phonetic form)


pulmonique

fr-adj

pulmonique (feminine pulmonique, masculine plural pulmoniques, feminine plural pulmoniques)

pulmonique (feminine)
pulmoniques (masculine plural)
pulmoniques (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Medieval Latin pulmōnicus, from pulmō (“lung”).

(phonetics, phonology) (of a speech sound): pulmonic (produced by pushing air from or into the lungs)


narrateur omniscient

fr-noun

narrateur omniscient m (plural narrateurs omniscients)


converbe

Borrowed from German Konverb. By surface analysis, con- + verbe.


intercompréhensible

Le letton et le lituanien ne sont pas intercompréhensibles.

Latvian and Lithuanian are not mutually intelligible.

mutually intelligible
mutually intelligible

(linguistics, of languages or dialects) mutually intelligible, intercomprehensible (that can be mutually understood by each other's speakers)


intercompréhension

mutual intelligibility
mutual intelligibility

(linguistics, dialectology) intercomprehension, mutual intelligibility


rétro-acronyme

rétro-acronyme m (plural rétro-acronymes)

(lexicography) backronym (word that is originally not an acronym but is turned into one by devising a full form for it)


texte source

Coordinate term: texte cible


texte cible

Coordinate term: texte source


voiser

voiser (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
voisant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
voisé (participle past)
voise (first-person indicative present singular)
voises (indicative present second-person singular)
voise (indicative present singular third-person)
voisons (first-person indicative plural present)
voisez (indicative plural present second-person)
voisent (indicative plural present third-person)
voisais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
voisais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
voisait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
voisions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
voisiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
voisaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
voisai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
voisas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
voisa (historic indicative past singular third-person)
voisâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
voisâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
voisèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
voiserai (first-person future indicative singular)
voiseras (future indicative second-person singular)
voisera (future indicative singular third-person)
voiserons (first-person future indicative plural)
voiserez (future indicative plural second-person)
voiseront (future indicative plural third-person)
voiserais (conditional first-person singular)
voiserais (conditional second-person singular)
voiserait (conditional singular third-person)
voiserions (conditional first-person plural)
voiseriez (conditional plural second-person)
voiseraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
voise (first-person present singular subjunctive)
voises (present second-person singular subjunctive)
voise (present singular subjunctive third-person)
voisions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
voisiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
voisent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
voisasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
voisasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
voisât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
voisassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
voisassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
voisassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
voise (imperative second-person singular)
voisons (first-person imperative plural)
voisez (imperative plural second-person)


étymologiser

étymologiser (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
étymologisant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
étymologisé (participle past)
étymologise (first-person indicative present singular)
étymologises (indicative present second-person singular)
étymologise (indicative present singular third-person)
étymologisons (first-person indicative plural present)
étymologisez (indicative plural present second-person)
étymologisent (indicative plural present third-person)
étymologisais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
étymologisais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
étymologisait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
étymologisions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
étymologisiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
étymologisaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
étymologisai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
étymologisas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
étymologisa (historic indicative past singular third-person)
étymologisâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
étymologisâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
étymologisèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
étymologiserai (first-person future indicative singular)
étymologiseras (future indicative second-person singular)
étymologisera (future indicative singular third-person)
étymologiserons (first-person future indicative plural)
étymologiserez (future indicative plural second-person)
étymologiseront (future indicative plural third-person)
étymologiserais (conditional first-person singular)
étymologiserais (conditional second-person singular)
étymologiserait (conditional singular third-person)
étymologiserions (conditional first-person plural)
étymologiseriez (conditional plural second-person)
étymologiseraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
étymologise (first-person present singular subjunctive)
étymologises (present second-person singular subjunctive)
étymologise (present singular subjunctive third-person)
étymologisions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
étymologisiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
étymologisent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
étymologisasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
étymologisasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
étymologisât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
étymologisassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
étymologisassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
étymologisassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
étymologise (imperative second-person singular)
étymologisons (first-person imperative plural)
étymologisez (imperative plural second-person)

From étymologie (“etymology”) + -iser (“-ize”).

suffix

(linguistics, ambitransitive) to etymologize


traductif

fr-adj

traductif (feminine traductive, masculine plural traductifs, feminine plural traductives)

traductive (feminine)
traductifs (masculine plural)
traductives (feminine plural)

Coordinate term: explicatif

dictionnaire traductif


sémelfactif

sémelfactif (feminine sémelfactive, masculine plural sémelfactifs, feminine plural sémelfactives)

sémelfactive (feminine)
sémelfactifs (masculine plural)
sémelfactives (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from New Latin semelfactīvus, from Latin semel (“once”) + factum (“occurrence”) + -īvus.

lbor

Coordinate term: itératif

(grammar) semelfactive (expressive of an action that happens only once)


majestatif

fr-adj

majestatif (feminine majestative, masculine plural majestatifs, feminine plural majestatives)

majestative (feminine)
majestatifs (masculine plural)
majestatives (feminine plural)

le nous majestatif


langue fille

langues filles (plural)
langue-fille (alternative)


langue mère

langues mères (plural)
langue-mère (alternative)


langue sœur

langues sœurs (plural)
langue-sœur (alternative)


apparat critique

fr-noun

apparat critique m (plural apparats critiques)


distribution complémentaire

distribution complémentaire f (plural distributions complémentaires)

Calque of English complementary distribution.

clq

complementary distribution
complementary distribution

(phonetics, phonology) complementary distribution


balto-slave

les langues balto-slaves

(linguistics) Balto-Slavic (of or pertaining to the Balto-Slavic language, the people who spoke it or their culture)


expression-valise

fr-noun

expression-valise f (plural expression-valises)

In its lexical sense, modelled after mot-valise.

(lexicography) portmanteau of idioms, idiom blend; malaphor


interlangue

/ɛ̃.tɛʁ.lɑ̃ɡ/

(linguistics) interlanguage (language generated by a student of a foreign language that incorporates aspects of their native language and the target language)


présent historique

présent historique m (plural présents historiques)

Near-synonym: présent de narration


voyelle postérieure

voyelle postérieure f (plural voyelles postérieures)

(phonetics) back vowel (vowel sound produced in the back of the mouth)


voyelle antérieure

voyelle antérieure f (plural voyelles antérieures)

(phonetics) front vowel (vowel sound produced in the front of the mouth)


sumérogramme

Le quatrième groupe est celui des dieux guerriers (ᴰZA.BA₄.BA₄). […] Le sumérogramme correspondant au mot hatti Wurunkatte.

1998, Isabelle Klock-Fontanille, Les Hittites (« Que sais-je ? »), page 40:

(linguistics) Sumerogram (a Sumerian cuneiform symbol used as a logogram in another language, such as Akkadian or Hittite)


akkadogramme

On peut séparer les mots qui désignent le roi dans les textes hittites en deux groupes : en effet, dans les textes, les titres apparaissent soit en hittite (ḫaššu-, t/labarna), soit sous la forme d’akkadrogrammes ou de sumérogrammes (LUGAL, LUGAL GAL, ᵁTU^(ŠI)).

1998, Isabelle Klock-Fontanille, Les Hittites (« Que sais-je ? »), page 61:

(linguistics) Akkadogram (an Akkadian word used as a logogram in another language, such as Hittite)


présent de vérité générale

présent de vérité générale m (countable and uncountable, plural présents de vérité générale)


verbe réfléchi

verbe réfléchi m (plural verbes réfléchis)


grammaire générative

grammaire générative f (plural grammaires génératives)


complémenteur

From complémenter + -eur. Cognate with Portuguese complementador.


modalisateur

(linguistics) modal adjunct; opinion linker


traduction assistée par ordinateur

traduction assistée par ordinateur f (countable and uncountable, plural traductions assistées par ordinateur)

traductions assistées par ordinateur (plural)

computer-aided translation
computer-aided translation

(translation studies, computing) computer-aided translation


bangorrhée

Calque of English bangorrhea. By surface analysis, bang + -o- + -rrhée.


Phérécr.

πολύ·τυρος, ος, ον [ῠῡ] qui abonde en fromage, en beurre, Phérécr. (Com.fr.2,316) (π. τυρός).

1895, Anatole Bailly, Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette, page 1601/1, s.v. πολύ·τυρος:

πολύ-τῡρος, ος, ον [ῠ] which abounds in cheese, in butter, Pherecr.Com.Fr.2.316 (πολύς, τυρός).

(bibliography and lexicography) abbreviation of Phérécrate: Pherecr.


surtraduction

fr-noun

surtraduction f (countable and uncountable, plural surtraductions)

Coordinate term: sous-traduction


porteur de sens

fr-adj

porteur de sens (feminine porteuse de sens, masculine plural porteurs de sens, feminine plural porteuses de sens)

porteuse de sens (feminine)
porteurs de sens (masculine plural)
porteuses de sens (feminine plural)

Le morphème est la plus petite unité porteuse de sens.


parler gaga

From parler (“dialect”) + gaga (“from Saint-Étienne”).

af

(linguistics) a French variety spoken in the French city of Saint-Étienne, the North of the Forez and around.


interprétation de liaison

fr-noun

interprétation de liaison f (uncountable)

liaison interpreting
liaison interpreting

(translation studies) liaison interpreting


psellisme

From Ancient Greek ψελλισμός (psellismós, “stammering”), from ψελλός (psellós, “faltering”).

bor

Les spécialistes distinguent onze espèces de psellismes aux noms imprononçables.

1997, Claude Gagnière, Pour tout l'or des mots, Robert Laffont, page 133:

Specialists distinguish eleven types of psellisms with unpronounceable names.

(linguistics, orthophony) a generic term used to describe all faults of pronunciation


psilose

From Ancient Greek ψίλωσις (psílōsis, “[the act of] stripping bare”), from ψιλόω (psilóō, “I strip bare, I denude”).

Et. : Ces mots sont issus de κοίτη « couche » avec ἀ-copulatif, où la psilose (pour ά- de *sm-) peut être soit dialectale, soit due à l’analogie de άλοχος.

1968, Pierre Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque : histoire des mots, Klincksieck, page 48:

Et.: These words derive from κοίτη "bed" with copulative ἀ, where the psilosis (for ά- from *sm-) can be either dialectal, or be due to the analogy of άλοχος.

(linguistics) the disappearance of aspiration at the onset of a word