châtiment

French

Etymology

Old French chastiement, from the verb chastier (whence Modern French châtier), from Latin castīgō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃa.ti.mɑ̃/ ~ /ʃɑ.ti.mɑ̃/

Noun

châtiment m (plural châtiments)

1. punishment

Synonyms

• punition

Further reading

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