minuit
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See also: minúit
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Middle French mynuyt, from Old French mie nuit, from mie, feminine singular of mi (“half, half way”) + nuit (“night”). Equivalent to mi- + nuit. Compare Occitan mièjanuèch, mièjanuèit, Catalan mitjanit, Portuguese meia-noite, Spanish medianoche, Italian mezzanotte, Romanian miazănoapte.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
minuit m (plural minuits)
- midnight
- La nouvelle journée commence à minuit.
- The new day begins at midnight.
- Il est déjà minuit?
- Is it midnight already?
- Pendant les week-ends, je me couche à minuit.
- On the weekends, I go to bed by midnight.
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “minuit”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin[edit]
Verb[edit]
minuit
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