dommage
French
Etymology
From Old French damage, inherited from Vulgar Latin *damnāticum, from Latin damnum, or from an Old French *dam + the suffix -age, probably becoming dommage under the influence of Old French dongier (“danger”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɔ.maʒ/
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Noun
dommage m (plural dommages)
- damage
- Le vent a causé des dommages
- The wind caused some damage
- Synonym: dégât
- injury
- Je lui ai causé des dommages. I have caused him injury.
Derived terms
Interjection
dommage !
- (what a) shame! what a pity! too bad!
- C'est dommage !
References
Further reading
- “dommage” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Norman
Etymology
From Old French damage, from Vulgar Latin *damnāticum, from Latin damnum, or from an Old French *dam + the suffix -age, probably becoming dommage under the influence of Old French dongier (“danger”).
Noun
dommage m (plural dommages)
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