Masculine
bâtiment
- (masculine) building, edifice
- (masculine, uncountable) building industry, construction
- (masculine) ship or boat
- (masculine) warship
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ba.ti.mɑ̃/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Middle French bastiment, from Old French bastiment (“act of building, fortification”), from bastir (“to build, make; to sew”), from Vulgar Latin *bastīre, borrowed from Frankish *bastijan (“to sew, weave”).
Related words
building trade
buiding
large building
war vessel
building structures
combat ship
construction trade
building industry
bâtiment agricole
structure bâtie
Navire de guerre
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