chemin

See also: CheMin

French

Etymology

From Middle French chemin, from Old French chemin, from Vulgar Latin, Late Latin cammīnus, from Gaulish. Cognate with Occitan camin, Catalan camí, Italian cammino, Portuguese caminho, Spanish camino, and Walloon tchimin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃə.mɛ̃/

• audio:

  (file)

Noun

chemin m (plural chemins)

1. path, way
2. (Louisiana) road

Derived terms

• acheminer
• chemin de fer
• cheminer
  • cheminement

Further reading

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

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Middle French

Etymology

From Old French chemin.

Noun

chemin m (plural chemins)

1. path; way

Descendants

• French: chemin

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Old French

Alternative forms

• cemin (Picardy)

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin, Late Latin cammīnus, from Gaulish.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʃəˈmin/

Noun

chemin oblique singular, m (oblique plural chemins, nominative singular chemins, nominative plural chemin)

1. route; way

Synonyms

• curs
• route
• voie

Descendants

• French: chemin
• Norman: ch'min, (Guernsey), c'mîn (Jersey)