jaune

See also: jaûne

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French jaune, iaune, from Old French jaune, jalne, from Latin galbinus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒon/
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  • (Occitania) IPA(key): [ˈʒɔ.nə]
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  • (Quebec, formal) IPA(key): [ʒou̯n]
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Adjective

jaune (plural jaunes)

  1. yellow
    Le citron est un fruit jaune.
    Lemon is a yellow fruit.

Derived terms

Noun

jaune m (plural jaunes)

  1. yellow
  2. yolk (of egg)
  3. strikebreaker
  4. (colloquial) pastis
  5. (sports) yellow card

See also

Colors in French · couleurs (layout · text)
     blanc      gris      noir
             rouge; cramoisi, carmin              orange; brun, marron              jaune; crème
             lime              vert              menthe
             cyan, turquoise; bleu canard              azur, bleu ciel              bleu
             violet, lilas; indigo              magenta; pourpre              rose

Further reading

Anagrams

Middle French

Noun

jaune m (plural jaunes)

  1. Alternative form of iaune

Adjective

jaune m or f (plural jaunes)

  1. Alternative form of iaune

Norman

Pronunciation

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Adjective

jaune m or f

  1. Alternative form of jaûne

Occitan

Pronunciation

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Adjective

jaune m (feminine singular jauna, masculine plural jaunes, feminine plural jaunas)

  1. yellow

Noun

jaune m (plural jaunes)

  1. yellow

Synonyms

Old French

Alternative forms

  • ganne (rare)
  • gaune (rare)
  • gausne (rare)
  • jalne (rare)

Etymology

From Latin galbinus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒau̯.nə/

Noun

jaune oblique singular, m (oblique plural jaunes, nominative singular jaunes, nominative plural jaune)

  1. yellow

Adjective

jaune m (oblique and nominative feminine singular jaune)

  1. yellow

Descendants

  • Middle French: jaune, iaune
  • Italian: giallo
  • Venetian: zalo
    Fiumano: jalo
  • Emilian: śal
  • Norman: jaone (Guernsey), jâone (Cotentin), jaûne (Jersey)
  • Walloon: djaene
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