printemps

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French printans, from prime tans (“first time, first season”), from Latin prīmum tempus. Displaced Latin vēr.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pʁɛ̃.tɑ̃/
Audio (Paris): (file)
Audio (Quebec, Montreal): (file)

Noun

printemps m (plural printemps)

spring (season)
Je veux visiter la France au printemps.
I want to visit France in the spring.

Derived terms

Related terms

printanier

Descendants

Louisiana Creole: printem

See also

vernal

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

Further reading

“printemps”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Middle French

Noun

printemps

spring (season)
- 1549, Commentaires tres excellens de l'hystoire des plantes‎^[1], Paris:

Occitan

Etymology

Compare French printemps.

Pronunciation

Audio: (file)

Noun

printemps m

spring (season)

See also

Seasons in Occitan · sasons (layout · text) · category
prima (“spring”)	estiu (“summer”)	auton (“autumn”)	ivèrn (“winter”)