ambassadeur

From Middle Dutch ambassadeur, from Middle French ambassadeur.

• IPA^(key): /ˌɑm.bɑ.saːˈdøːr/

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• Hyphenation: am‧bas‧sa‧deur
• Rhymes: -øːr

ambassadeur m (plural ambassadeuren or ambassadeurs, diminutive ambassadeurtje n)

1. ambassador

• gezant

• Afrikaans: ambassadeur

Old French ambassadeur.

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.ba.sa.dœʁ/

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ambassadeur m (plural ambassadeurs, feminine ambassadrice)

1. ambassador

Formally, a female ambassador in her own right is "Madame l'Ambassadeur", while the ambassador's wife is "Madame l'Ambassadrice".

• “ambassadeur” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Old French ambassadeur.

ambassadeur m (plural ambassadeurs)

1. ambassador

• French: ambassadeur

First known attestation circa 1190. Borrowed from Old Italian ambassatore, from ambasciata, from Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌱𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌹 (andbahti)[1].

ambassadeur m (oblique plural ambassadeurs, nominative singular ambassadeurs, nominative plural ambassadeur)

1. ambassador

• Middle French: ambassadeur
  • French: ambassadeur