circassien
See also: Circassien
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /siʁ.ka.sjɛ̃/
- Rhymes: -ɛ̃
Etymology 1
Circassie (“Circassia”) + -en
Adjective
circassien (feminine circassienne, masculine plural circassiens, feminine plural circassiennes)
Noun
circassien m (plural circassiens)
- Circassian (language)
Further reading
- “circassien”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Etymology 2
From the 1970s, due to a resemblance with the word cirque.
Adjective
circassien (feminine circassienne, masculine plural circassiens, feminine plural circassiennes)
- (relational) circus
Noun
circassien m (plural circassiens, feminine circassienne)
- a member of a circus troupe