See also: jaûne

French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French jaune, iaune, from Old French jaune, jalne, from Latin galbinus.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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jaune (plural jaunes)

  1. yellow
    Le citron est un fruit jaune.
    Lemon is a yellow fruit.

Derived terms

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Noun

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jaune m (plural jaunes)

  1. yellow
  2. yolk (of egg)
  3. strikebreaker
  4. (colloquial) pastis
  5. (sports) yellow card

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Colors in French · couleurs (layout · text)
     blanc      gris      noir
             rouge; cramoisi, carmin              orange; brun, marron              jaune; crème
             lime              vert              menthe
             cyan, turquoise; bleu canard              azur, bleu ciel              bleu
             violet, lilas; indigo              magenta; pourpre              rose

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Middle French

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Noun

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jaune m (plural jaunes)

  1. Alternative form of iaune

Adjective

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jaune m or f (plural jaunes)

  1. Alternative form of iaune

Norman

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jaune m or f

  1. Alternative form of jaûne

Occitan

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jaune m (feminine singular jauna, masculine plural jaunes, feminine plural jaunas)

  1. yellow

Noun

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jaune m (plural jaunes)

  1. yellow

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Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin galbinus.

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Noun

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jaune oblique singularm (oblique plural jaunes, nominative singular jaunes, nominative plural jaune)

  1. yellow

Adjective

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jaune m (oblique and nominative feminine singular jaune)

  1. yellow

Descendants

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  • Middle French: jaune, iaune
  • Italian: giallo
  • Venetian: zalo
    Fiumano: jalo
  • Emilian: śal
  • Norman: jaone (Guernsey), jâone (Cotentin), jaûne (Jersey)
  • Walloon: djaene
  • Sicilian: giarnu (from "jalne")