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chien

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See also: Chien, chiên, chiến, and chiền

French

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Un chien

Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French chien, from Old French chien, from Latin canis, canem (dog).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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chien m (plural chiens, feminine chienne)

  1. dog
    Synonyms: clebs, cabot
  2. cock, hammer (of a firearm)

Adjective

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chien (feminine chienne, masculine plural chiens, feminine plural chiennes)

  1. (Louisiana) greedy, stingy

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Haitian Creole: chyen

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Japanese

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Romanization

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chien

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ちえん

Middle French

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Etymology

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From Old French chien, from Latin canis, canem.

Noun

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chien m (plural chiens)

  1. dog (animal)

Descendants

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Old French

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Etymology

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From Latin canis, canem.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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chien oblique singularm (oblique plural chiens, nominative singular chiens, nominative plural chien)

  1. dog (animal)

Descendants

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Southern Ohlone

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Noun

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chien

  1. before

References

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Felipe Arroyo de la Cuesta (1861) Grammar of the Mutsun language, spoken at the Mission of San Juan Bautista, Alta California (Shea’s Library of American Linguistics)‎[1], volume IV, Cramoisy Press.