à jeun
French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French, from Latin jejūnus, ieiūnus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a ʒœ̃/
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Prepositional phrase
- on an empty stomach
- être à jeun ― to have had nothing to eat or drink
Usage notes
- Used both adjectivally and adverbially.
Related terms
Further reading
- “jeun”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Romanian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈjøn/
- Rhymes: -øn
- Hyphenation: à jeun
Adverb
- (literary) on an empty stomach
- Synonyms: pe stomacul gol, pe nemâncate
Further reading
- “à jeun”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025