ambassadrice

Dutch

Etymology

From French ambassadrice.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɑm.bɑ.saːˈdri.sə/

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• Hyphenation: am‧bas‧sa‧dri‧ce
• Rhymes: -isə

Noun

ambassadrice f (plural ambassadrices, diminutive ambassadricetje n)

1. an ambassadress, female ambassador

Related terms

• ambassade

French

Etymology

Feminine counterpart to ambassadeur, with feminine -rice in place of masculine -eur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.ba.sa.dʁis/
• Rhymes: -is

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Noun

ambassadrice f (plural ambassadrices)

1. ambassadress, female ambassador
2. (dated) wife of an ambassador ("Madame l'Ambassadrice")

Further reading

• “ambassadrice”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.