bienvenue
French
Etymology
From Old French bienvenue; literally bien (“well”) + venue (“come, coming”); compare also bienvenu (without the -e). Presumably a calque of an Old Frankish term, from Proto-Germanic *wiljakwumô (“a welcome guest or arrival”), from which many modern Germanic forms descend, as English welcome.
Its use in the sense “you’re welcome” is recent, due to influence from English; English “you’re welcome” dates from early 20th century, French usage correspondingly later.
Pronunciation
Noun
bienvenue f (plural bienvenues)
Interjection
bienvenue
- welcome!
- Bienvenue à Paris!
- Welcome to Paris!
- Bienvenue à Paris!
- (Quebec) you're welcome (as an answer to thank you)
- Merci pour le party!
- Bienvenue.
- Thanks for the party!
- You're welcome.
Adjective
bienvenue
Further reading
- “bienvenue”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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