souvenir

Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to: navigation, search
See also Souvenir

Contents

English [edit]

Souvenirs from around the world. Clockwise from top, Empire State Building, New York City, New York, USA; Leaning Tower of Pisa, Pisa, Italy; Queen's Guards, London, United Kingdom; Eiffel Tower, Paris, France.

Alternative forms [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From French souvenir.

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

souvenir (plural souvenirs)

  1. An item of sentimental value, to remember an event or location.

Translations [edit]

See also [edit]


French [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Middle French soubvenir, from Old French sovenir, from Latin subvenīre, present active infinitive of subveniō (come to mind, occur to).

Pronunciation [edit]

Verb [edit]

souvenir

  1. (reflexive, se souvenir) to remember

Conjugation [edit]

Noun [edit]

souvenir m (plural souvenirs)

  1. memory (mental picture).
    Je n'ai pas le souvenir de t'avoir dit ça...
    I don't have the memory of me having told you that...
  2. souvenir
    J'ai ramené un souvenir de Paris.
    I have brought back a souvenir of Paris.

Italian [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From French

Noun [edit]

souvenir m (invariable)

  1. souvenir

Anagrams [edit]


Old French [edit]

Verb [edit]

souvenir

  1. Alternative form of sovenir.