vergogne

French

Etymology

From Old French vergogne, vergoigne, inherited from Vulgar Latin *verecunnia, from Latin verēcundia. Doublet of vérécondie, an obsolete Renaissance borrowing.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /vɛʁ.ɡɔɲ/
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Rhymes: -ɔɲ

Noun

vergogne f (plural vergognes)

(archaic or literary) shame (feeling)
(archaic or literary) restraint, moderation
(archaic or literary) modesty, decency

Derived terms

sans vergogne
vergogneux

Related terms

dévergonder

Further reading

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

Italian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /verˈɡoɲ.ɲe/
Rhymes: -oɲɲe
Syllabification: ver‧gó‧gne

Noun

vergogne f

plural of vergogna

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