ambassadeur

See also: Ambassadeur

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch ambassadeur, from Middle French ambassadeur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɑm.bɑ.saːˈdøːr/

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• Hyphenation: am‧bas‧sa‧deur
• Rhymes: -øːr

Noun

ambassadeur m (plural ambassadeuren or ambassadeurs, diminutive ambassadeurtje n)

1. ambassador

Synonyms

• gezant

Descendants

• Afrikaans: ambassadeur
• → Caribbean Javanese: ambasadhir

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French ambassadeur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.ba.sa.dœʁ/

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• Rhymes: -œʁ

Noun

ambassadeur m (plural ambassadeurs, feminine ambassadrice)

1. ambassador

Usage notes

Formally, a female ambassador in her own right was "Madame l'Ambassadeur", while the ambassador's wife was "Madame l'Ambassadrice". This use is now dated.

Further reading

• “ambassadeur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Middle French

Etymology

Old French ambassadeur.

Noun

ambassadeur m (plural ambassadeurs)

1. ambassador

Descendants

• French: ambassadeur

Old French

Etymology

First known attestation circa 1190. From Old Italian ambassatore, ambassadore, from Old Occitan ambaisador (“ambassador”), from Latin ambasiātor.

Noun

ambassadeur oblique singular, m (oblique plural ambassadeurs, nominative singular ambassadeurs, nominative plural ambassadeur)

1. ambassador

Descendants

• Middle French: ambassadeur
  • French: ambassadeur