chemin

See also: CheMin

French

Etymology

From Middle French chemin, from Old French chemin, from Vulgar Latin, Late Latin cammīnus, from Gaulish. Cognate with Occitan camin, Catalan camí, Italian cammino, Portuguese caminho, Spanish camino, and Walloon tchimin.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃə.mɛ̃/
audio (file)

Noun

chemin m (plural chemins)

path, way
(Louisiana) road

Derived terms

Further reading

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

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French chemin.

Noun

chemin m (plural chemins)

path; way

Descendants

French: chemin

Old French

Alternative forms

cemin (Picardy)

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin, Late Latin cammīnus, from Gaulish.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tʃəˈmĩn/

Noun

chemin m (oblique plural chemins, nominative singular chemins, nominative plural chemin)

route; way

Synonyms

Descendants

French: chemin
Norman: ch'min, (Guernsey), c'mîn (Jersey)

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