Feminine
copine
- (feminine, form-of, informal) female equivalent of copain: female friend, girl friend, chum, pal
- (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, feminine, informal) ellipsis of petite copine: girlfriend (girl/woman to whom one has a romantic attachment)
copain
- (masculine) friend, chum, mate (UK), pal, buddy
- (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal, masculine) ellipsis of petit copain: boyfriend (boy/man to whom one has a romantic attachment)
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kɔ.pin/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe- Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-der.? Latin pānis Proto-Indo-European *-h₃onh₂-der. Latin -ō Proto-West Germanic *gahlaibō Latin compāniō Old French compaing French copain French -in French -e French -ine French copine From copain m + -ine f.
petit amie
amie intime
concubin(e)
conjoint(e)
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