Bordelais
See also: bordelais
English
Etymology
From French Bordelais/bordelais.
Adjective
Bordelais (comparative more Bordelais, superlative most Bordelais)
- Of, from or relating to the city of Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
Translations
Noun
Bordelais (plural Bordelais)
- A native or inhabitant of the city of Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
Translations
native or inhabitant of Bordeaux
Further reading
- “Bordelais”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “Bordelais”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
French
Alternative forms
- Bordelois (obsolete)
Etymology
From Old Occitan Bordel (Occitan Bordèu, Catalan Bordeus) + French -ais, -ois.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɔʁ.də.lɛ/
Noun
Bordelais m (plural Bordelais, feminine Bordelaise)
- Bordelais (native or inhabitant of the city of Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France) (usually male)
Further reading
- “Bordelais”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.