souverain
French
Etymology
From Old French soverain, from a Vulgar Latin root *superānus, from Latin super. Compare Italian sovrano, soprano, Portuguese and Spanish soberano.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /su.vʁɛ̃/
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Adjective
souverain (feminine singular souveraine, masculine plural souverains, feminine plural souveraines)
Derived terms
Descendants
- Danish: suveræn
- German: Suverän, Souverän
Further reading
- “souverain” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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