avertissement

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

French avertir

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom

Proto-Italic *-mentom

Latin -mentum

Old French -ment

Middle French -ment

French -ment

French avertissementbor.

English avertissement

Borrowed from French avertissement.

Noun

avertissement (plural avertissements)

1. (fencing) A warning; used to indicate a minor rule infraction by one of the fencers

French

Etymology

From avertir +‎ -ment.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.vɛʁ.tis.mɑ̃/

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Noun

avertissement m (plural avertissements)

1. warning
2. editor's introduction
3. (sports) yellow card, booking, caution

Derived terms

• ultime avertissement

Related terms

• avertisseur

Further reading

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