célibataire
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From célibat (“celibacy”) + -aire (“-ary”). Compare Piedmontese selibatari, Occitan celibatari and Catalan celibatari.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
célibataire (plural célibataires)
Noun[edit]
célibataire m or f by sense (plural célibataires)
- a single (person who is single)
Descendants[edit]
- Piedmontese: selibatari
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “célibataire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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