bienvenue
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Literally, “well come”, from Old French bienvenue; compare also bienvenu (without the -e). Presumably a calque of an Old Frankish term, from Proto-Germanic *wiljakwemô (“a welcome guest or arrival”), from which many modern Germanic forms descend, as English welcome.
Interjection sense #2 is a recent semantic loan from English you're welcome found only in Canada; English “you’re welcome” dates from early 20th century, French Canadian usage correspondingly later.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bienvenue f (plural bienvenues)
- welcome
- Mesdames et messieurs, je vous souhaite la bienvenue.
- Ladies and gentlemen, I bid you welcome.
Derived terms[edit]
Interjection[edit]
bienvenue
- welcome!
- Bienvenue à Paris! ― Welcome to Paris!
- Bienvenue dans la maison. ― Welcome to the house.
- (Canada) you're welcome (as an answer to thank you)
- Merci pour le party! — Bienvenue.
- Thanks for the party! — You're welcome.
Adjective[edit]
bienvenue
Further reading[edit]
- “bienvenue”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Sango[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French bienvenue (“welcome”).
Interjection[edit]
bienvenue
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