connétable

Dutch

Alternative forms

• connétabel

Etymology

Borrowed from French connétable, from Late Latin comes stabulī.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkɔ.neːˈtaː.blə/
• Hyphenation: con‧né‧ta‧ble

Noun

connétable m (plural connétables, no diminutive)

1. (historical) constable of France (supreme commander of the French army or another high-ranking appointee)

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French conestable.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ.ne.tabl/

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Noun

connétable m (plural connétables)

1. (historical) constable (of France); supreme commander of the French armies

Descendants

• → Dutch: connétable
• → English: connétable (learned)

Further reading

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