chien

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Contents 1 French 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Related terms

[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

From Old French, from Latin canis, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwn-i-, derived from *ḱwō "dog".

[edit] Pronunciation

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• IPA: /ʃjɛ̃/
• X-SAMPA: /SjE~/

[edit] Noun

chien m. (plural chiens; feminine chienne, plural chiennes)

1. dog
2. cock, hammer (of a firearm)

[edit] Derived terms

chasse-chien chien-assis chien chaud chien de chasse chien de garde chien-loup chien-rat chiennaille chienner chiennerie crève-chien

dent-de-chien en chien de fusil langue-de-chien maître-chien peau-de-chienner pique-chien six-chiens temps de chien tue-chien

[edit] Related terms

canidé canicule canin canine chenêt

chenil chenille chiot cynophile cynophilie