Feminine

reconnaissance

Meaning

  1. (feminine) reconnaissance
  2. (feminine) thankfulness
  3. (feminine) recognition

Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʁə.kɔ.nɛ.sɑ̃s/
Etymology

In summary

From reconnaiss- (present participle stem of reconnaître, cf. reconnaissant) + -ance. Compare also Medieval Latin recognōscentia (“a recognizing, acknowledgement”), Italian riconoscenza.

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