accouplement

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

French a-

French coupler

French accoupler

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom

Proto-Italic *-mentom

Latin -mentum

Old French -ment

Middle French -ment

French -ment

French accouplementbor.

English accouplement

Borrowed from French accouplement.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈkʌpəlmənt/

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Noun

accouplement (countable and uncountable, plural accouplements)

1. (rare) The act of coupling, or the state of being coupled; union
2. (rare) That which couples, as a tie or brace

Translations

act of coupling; state of being coupled

• French: accouplement (fr) m

that which couples, as a tie or brace

French

Etymology

From accoupler +‎ -ment.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ku.plə.mɑ̃/

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Noun

accouplement m (plural accouplements)

1. coupling, mating
2. (mechanics) coupling

Further reading

• “accouplement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012