facultatif

French

Etymology

From Latin facultas, facultatis +‎ -if.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fa.kyl.ta.tif/

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• Rhymes: -if
• Homophone: facultatifs

Adjective

facultatif (feminine facultative, masculine plural facultatifs, feminine plural facultatives)

1. optional, elective; not mandatory; facultative

   Antonym: obligatoire

Derived terms

• facultativement

Related terms

• faculté

Descendants

• → Dutch: facultatief

Further reading

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