sans-culottide

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French sans-culottide, equivalent to English sans-culotte + -ide.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌsɒŋkjuːlɒˈtiːd/

Noun

sans-culottide (plural sans-culottides)

  1. (historical) Any of the five (six in leap years) extra days added at the end of Fructidor in the French Republican Calendar.
  2. (in the plural) The holidays that took place during these days.

Translations

See also

  • leap day
  • Appendix:French Republican Calendar

French

Etymology

From sans-culotte + -ide.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɑ̃.ky.lɔ.tid/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -id

Noun

sans-culottide f (plural sans-culottides)

  1. (historical) sans-culottide (any of the five or six days added at the end of Fructidor)
    Synonyms: jour complémentaire, jour épagomène
    Hyponyms: jour de la vertu, jour du génie, jour du travail, jour de l’opinion, jour des récompenses, jour de la Révolution

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