médecin
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See also: medecin
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Middle French medecin, a back-formation from Old French medeciner (“to treat medically”). Replaced Old French mire, mege, meide, meie, etc. inherited from Latin medicus.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
médecin m (plural médecins)
Usage notes[edit]
Used for both male and female physicians: there is no separate feminine form, although when referring to a woman it may take the feminine article, la médecin.
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Further reading[edit]
- “médecin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.