maison
French
Etymology
From Middle French, from Old French maisun, meson, inherited from Latin mansiō, mansiōnem (“abode, home, dwelling”), from maneō (“remain, stay”) (whence also French manoir).
Doublet of mansion, a borrowing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɛ.zɔ̃/
Audio (France, West) (file) - Rhymes: -ɔ̃
- Homophone: maisons
- Hyphenation: mai‧son
Noun
maison f (plural maisons)
Derived terms
Derived terms
- maison de presse
- maisonnette
- maisonnée
See also
Further reading
- “maison” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
Middle French
Noun
maison f (plural maisons)
- house (building intended to be lived in)
- house; dynasty
- 1488, Jean Dupré, Lancelot du Lac, page 31:
- il dist qu'il estoit de la maison au Roy Artus
- he says he was from the House of King Arthur
- il dist qu'il estoit de la maison au Roy Artus
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Spanish
Noun
maison f (plural maisons)
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