gouverneur

Alternative forms

• (before 1996) goeverneur

Etymology

From Middle Dutch gouverneur, from Middle French gouverneur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɣu.vərˈnøːr/, /ˌɣu.vɛrˈnøːr/

• Audio

  (file)

• Hyphenation: goe‧ver‧neur
• Rhymes: -øːr

Noun

gouverneur m (plural gouverneurs, diminutive gouverneurtje n)

1. governor (e.g. of a province)

Etymology

From Old French gouvreneur, from Latin gubernator, from Ancient Greek κυβερνήτης (kubernḗtēs, “steersman, pilot, guide”), from κυβερνάω (kubernáō, “to steer, to drive, to guide, to act as a pilot”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡu.vɛʁ.nœʁ/

Noun

gouverneur m (plural gouverneurs, feminine gouverneure)

1. governor

Further reading

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

Noun

gouverneur m (plural gouverneurs)

1. governor