combinaison
French
Etymology
From the verb combiner + -aison, modeled after or borrowed from Late Latin combīnātiōnem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔ̃.bi.nɛ.zɔ̃/ ~ /kɔ̃.bi.ne.zɔ̃/
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Noun
combinaison f (plural combinaisons)
- combination, combining
- combination (of lock, safe etc.)
- (full-length) slip; petticoat
- jumpsuit; overalls
Descendants
- → Greek: κομπινεζόν (kompinezón)
- → Polish: kombinezon
- → Romanian: combinezon
- → Russian: комбинезо́н (kombinezón)
- → Turkish: kombinezon
- → Ukrainian: комбінезо́н (kombinezón)
Further reading
- “combinaison”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle French
Noun
combinaison f (plural combinaisons)
- combination (act; instance of combining)