chemin

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/

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Noun

chemin m (plural chemins)

1. path, way
2. (Louisiana) road

Further reading

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

Etymology

From Old French chemin.

Noun

chemin m (plural chemins)

1. path; way

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)

1. route; way