pèlerin

See also: pelerin and pèlerîn

French

Etymology

Inherited from Ecclesiastical Latin pelegrīnus, a dissimilated form of Classical Latin peregrīnus. Doublet of pérégrin, a borrowing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛl.ʁɛ̃/

Noun

pèlerin m (plural pèlerins, feminine pèlerine)

1. pilgrim

Derived terms

• pèlerinage

Descendants

• → Romanian: pelerin

Further reading

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