icône

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See also: icone and ícone

French

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L'icône russe du Theotokos.

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Russian икона (ikona, (Eastern Orthodox) religious image) [1859]; in the GUI sense from English icon, ultimately from Ancient Greek εἰκών (eikṓn, figure, image, etc.).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /i.kon/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -on

Noun

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icône f (plural icônes)

  1. (chiefly Christianity) icon (representation as an object of religious devotion)
    les saintes icônesthe holy icons
  2. (graphical user interface) icon (small picture that represents something)
    Synonym: pictogramme

Usage notes

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In the GUI sense, the word is sometimes treated as masculine.

Noun

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icône m or f by sense (plural icônes)

  1. (figurative) icon (exemplar person or thing)
    Synonym: archétype
    Il est un icône du ski.He's a skiing icon.

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Norman

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Etymology

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From Latin īcon, from Ancient Greek εἰκών (eikṓn, likeness, image, portrait).

Noun

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icône f (plural icônes)

  1. (Jersey, religion, art, computing) icon