armée

See also: armee and Armee

French

Etymology

From Middle French armee, from the feminine past participle of the verb armer; first attested in French circa 1370 (except in Anglo-Norman), perhaps as an adaptation of Medieval Latin armāta (“armed force”), nominalized feminine form of Latin armātus (“armed”), past participle of armō, armāre (“arm”). Doublet of armada, a borrowing from Spanish.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aʁ.me/

• audio (une armée)

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Noun

armée f (plural armées)

1. (military) army
2. (military) armed forces

Adjective

armée

1. feminine singular of armé

Verb

armée f

1. feminine singular of the past participle of armer

Synonyms

• armée de terre
• forces terrestres
• forces militaires

Derived terms

• armée de mer
• armée de l'air
• armée de l'espace

Related terms

• arme
• armer
• armure

Further reading

• “armée” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• amère, marée, ramée

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Middle French

Noun

armée f (plural armées)

1. Alternative form of armee

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Norman

Etymology

From Old French armee, from the feminine past participle of the verb armer, corresponding to Medieval Latin armāta (“armed force”), nominalized feminine form of Latin armātus (“armed”), past participle of armō, armāre (“arm”, verb), from arma (“tools, arms”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- (“to join, fit together”).

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Noun

armée f (plural armées)

1. (military) army