couvent

French

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old French cuvent, covent, cuvenz, from Latin conventus. Doublet of convent.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ku.vɑ̃/
audio (un couvent) (file)

Noun

couvent m (plural couvents)

convent, nunnery

Etymology 2

Inflected forms.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kuv/
Homophones: couve, couves

Verb

couvent

third-person plural present indicative/subjunctive of couver

Further reading

“couvent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Middle English

Noun

couvent

(Late Middle English) Alternative form of covent

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