demain

See also: demaine

English

Noun

demain (plural demains)

  1. (obsolete, British, law) A demesne, especially the ancient demesne claimed by William the Conqueror.

See also

Anagrams

Champenois

Alternative forms

  • (Rémois) demanlle

Etymology

Inherited from Old French demain, from Latin dē māne.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dmɛ̃/

Adverb

demain

  1. (Troyen) tomorrow

References

  • Daunay, Jean (1998) Parlers de Champagne : Pour un classement thématique du vocabulaire des anciens parlers de Champagne (Aube - Marne - Haute-Marne)‎[1] (in French), Rumilly-lés-Vaudes
  • Baudoin, Alphonse (1885) Glossaire de la forêt de Clairvaux‎[2] (in French), Troyes

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French demain, from Late Latin dē māne (“early in the morning”), from Latin dē + māne, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂- (“to mature, ripen”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /də.mɛ̃/, /dmɛ̃/ (colloquial)
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Adverb

demain

  1. tomorrow
    Demain c'est dimanche.
    Tomorrow is Sunday.

Coordinate terms

Dates relative to today in French (layout · text)
–3 –2 –1 0 +1 +2 +3
direct speech three days ago two days ago yesterday today tomorrow in two days in three days
avant-avant-hier avant-hier hier aujourd'hui demain après-demain après-après-demain
reported speech three days before, three days earlier two days before, two days earlier the day before on that day the next day two days later three days later
trois jours plus tôt l'avant-veille la veille ce jour-là le lendemain le surlendemain trois jours plus tard

Derived terms

Further reading

Anagrams

Old French

Etymology

From Late Latin dē māne (“early in the morning”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dəˈmai̯n/

Adverb

demain

  1. tomorrow

Descendants

  • French: demain
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