chien

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See also: Chien, chiên, chiến, and chiền

French[edit]

Un chien

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Middle French chien, from Old French chien, from Latin canis, canem (dog).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Belgium, France) IPA(key): /ʃjɛ̃/
  • (Quebec) IPA(key): /ʃjẽ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -jɛ̃

Noun[edit]

chien m (plural chiens, feminine chienne)

  1. dog
    Synonyms: clebs, cabot
  2. cock, hammer (of a firearm)

Adjective[edit]

chien (feminine chienne, masculine plural chiens, feminine plural chiennes)

  1. (Louisiana) greedy, stingy

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Haitian Creole: chyen

Further reading[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Japanese[edit]

Romanization[edit]

chien

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ちえん

Middle French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old French chien, from Latin canis, canem.

Noun[edit]

chien m (plural chiens)

  1. dog (animal)

Descendants[edit]

Old French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin canis, canem.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

chien oblique singularm (oblique plural chiens, nominative singular chiens, nominative plural chien)

  1. dog (animal)

Descendants[edit]

Southern Ohlone[edit]

Noun[edit]

chien

  1. before

References[edit]

Felipe Arroyo de la Cuesta (1861) Grammar of the Mutsun language, spoken at the Mission of San Juan Bautista, Alta California (Shea’s Library of American Linguistics)‎[1], volume IV, Cramoisy Press.