citadin

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian cittadino. Doublet of citoyen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /si.ta.dɛ̃/

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• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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• Rhymes: -ɛ̃

Adjective

citadin (feminine citadine, masculine plural citadins, feminine plural citadines)

1. (relational) city

   Near-synonym: urbain

Noun

citadin m or f by sense (plural citadins, feminine citadine)

1. (sometimes derogatory) city dweller, urbanite, townsman; city slicker

   Coordinate term: campagnard

Related terms

• citoyen

Descendants

• → Spanish: citadino

Further reading

• “citadin” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie françoise, 4th Edition (1762).
• “citadin” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie française, 8th Edition (1932–35).
• “citadin” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie française, 9th Edition (1992-).
• “citadin”, in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse
• Littré, Émile (1873–1878), “citadin”, in Dictionnaire de la langue française, Paris: L. Hachette
• “citadin” in Dictionnaire Le Robert.
• “citadin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Paronyms

• ciotaden
• Ciotaden

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French citadin.

Adjective

citadin m or n (feminine singular citadină, masculine plural citadini, feminine/neuter plural citadine)

1. urban

Declension

Declension of citadin

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	citadin		citadină		citadini	citadine
	definite	citadinul		citadina		citadinii	citadinele
genitive- dative	indefinite	citadin		citadine		citadini	citadine
	definite	citadinului		citadinei		citadinilor	citadinelor