authentique

See also: authentiqué

English

Adjective

authentique (comparative more authentique, superlative most authentique)

1. Obsolete form of authentic.

Derived terms

• authentiquely

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ.tɑ̃.tik/, /o.tɑ̃.tik/

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• Rhymes: -ɑ̃tik

Etymology 1

From Latin authenticus, from Ancient Greek αὐθεντικός (authentikós).

Adjective

authentique (plural authentiques)

1. authentic, real, genuine

   Synonyms: vrai, réel

   Antonym: faux

Derived terms

• authenticité
• authentiquement

Related terms

• authentiquer

Descendants

• → Turkish: otantik

Etymology 2

Verb

authentique

1. inflection of authentiquer:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

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