Masculine
danger
Meaning
- danger
- jeopardy (danger of loss, harm, or failure)
Concepts
Synonyms
situation critique
peril
situation d’urgence
entreprise périlleuse
peligre
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/dɑ̃.ʒe/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old French dangier, alteration of Old French dongier (due to association with Latin damnum (“damage”)), from Vulgar Latin *domniārium (“authority, power”), from Latin dominus (“lord, master”).
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