zéro

See also: zero, Zero, zerò, zèro, zêro, zêrô, zéró, zérô, żero, Żero, and ẓéro

French

French numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: zéro     Ordinal: zéroième     Ordinal abbreviation: 0e, (now nonstandard) 0ème
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Etymology

Borrowed from Italian zero, alteration of zefiro, from Medieval Latin zephirum, from Arabic صفر. Doublet of chiffre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ze.ʁo/

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Numeral

zéro (invariable)

1. zero

Noun

zéro m (plural zéros)

1. zero, nought, oh (in reading numbers)
2. (value) zero, nought
3. (colloquial) a zero, a person of very poor value

Usage notes

• Whereas in English the singular is used only after the number one, in French it is typically used after numbers smaller than two. This means that both zéro and un are generally used with the singular, even when they are followed by a decimal part.

zéro point ― zero points

0,35 mètre ― 0.35 metres

1,99 euro ― 1.99 euros

Derived terms

• article zéro
• avoir le moral à zéro
• boule à zéro
• degré zéro
• reprendre à zéro
• tolérance zéro
• zéro absolu
• zéro pointé

Descendants

• Louisiana Creole: zéro
• → English: zero
• → Vietnamese: zêrô, zê-rô
• → Sedang: xơrô

Further reading

• “zéro”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
• “zéro”, in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse
• “zéro” in Dico en ligne Le Robert.

Louisiana Creole

Louisiana Creole numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: zéro

Etymology

From French zéro (“zero”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zeˈɾo/

Numeral

zéro

1. zero, nought.