profond
French
Etymology
From Middle French profond, from Old French profont, relatinization of inherited parfont, parfunt, from Latin profundus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pʁɔ.fɔ̃/
Audio (France) (file) Audio (Montréal, Canada) (file) - Rhymes: -ɔ̃
- Homophone: profonds
Adjective
profond (feminine profonde, masculine plural profonds, feminine plural profondes)
- deep
- le lac est profond de 100 mètres
- the lake is 100 metres deep
- profound
- (of a region, country or continent, sometimes derogatory) rural, small-town, provincial, heartland; authentic, true
- la Wallonie profonde, la France profonde, l'Afrique profonde ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- 2014, Charles de Gaulle, Lettres, notes et carnets, tome 4 : 1941-1943, Plon, →ISBN:
- Mais les Nations Unies ont les moyens de faire échouer ce plan de Hitler et la France profonde, la vraie France, espère de toute son âme qu'elles sauront les employer.
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “profond”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Maltese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /prɔˈfɔnt/
- Rhymes: -ɔnt
Adjective
Related terms
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French profont.
Adjective
profond m (feminine singular profonde, masculine plural profonds, feminine plural profondes)
- deep (of water, etc.)
Descendants
- French: profond
References
- profond on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)
Romanian
Adjective
profond m or n (feminine singular profondă, masculine plural profonzi, feminine and neuter plural profonde)
- Obsolete form of profund.
Declension
Declension of profond
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative | indefinite | profond | profondă | profonzi | profonde | ||
definite | profondul | profonda | profonzii | profondele | |||
genitive/ dative | indefinite | profond | profonde | profonzi | profonde | ||
definite | profondului | profondei | profonzilor | profondelor |
References
- profond in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
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