ambassadrice

Dutch

Etymology

From French ambassadrice.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɑm.bɑ.saːˈdri.sə/

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• Hyphenation: am‧bas‧sa‧dri‧ce
• Rhymes: -isə

Noun

ambassadrice f (plural ambassadrices, diminutive ambassadricetje n)

1. An ambassadress, female ambassador

Related terms

• ambassade

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French

Etymology

ambassadeur (“ambassador”) +‎ -rice (“-ess”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.ba.sa.dʁis/

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Noun

ambassadrice f (plural ambassadrices)

1. (formal) wife of an ambassador (" Madame l'Ambassadrice "). A female ambassador is "Madame l'Ambassadeur"
2. (informal) ambassadress, female ambassador

Further reading

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