connétable

Dutch

Alternative forms

connétabel

Etymology

Borrowed from French connétable, from Late Latin comes stabulī.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌkɔ.neːˈtaː.blə/
Hyphenation: con‧né‧ta‧ble

Noun

connétable m (plural connétables)

(historical) constable of France (supreme commander of the French army or another high-ranking appointee)

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French conestable.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɔ.ne.tabl/
Audio (file)

Noun

connétable m (plural connétables)

(historical) constable (of France); supreme commander of the French armies

Descendants

→ Dutch: connétable
→ English: connétable (learned)

Further reading

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

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