automne

French

Etymology

From Old French automne, a borrowing from Latin autumnus. The inherited equivalent was après août (literally “after August”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /o.tɔn/, /ɔ.tɔn/
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Noun

automne m (plural automnes)

  1. autumn, fall

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Louisiana Creole: otònn, lotònn
  • → Franco-Provençal: ôton

See also

Seasons in French · saisons (layout · text) · category
printemps (“spring”) été (“summer”) automne (“autumn”) hiver (“winter”)

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Middle French

Etymology

From Old French automne.

Noun

automne

  1. autumn
    • 1549, Commentaires tres excellens de l'hystoire des plantes‎[1], Paris:

Descendants

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin autumnus.

Noun

automne oblique singular, m (oblique plural automnes, nominative singular automnes, nominative plural automne)

  1. autumn

Descendants

Further reading

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