compagnie

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch compangie, borrowed from Old French compagnie, derived in turn from Vulgar Latin *compania, from Late Latin compāniō, from Latin cum (“with”) + pānis (“bread”). See also compagnon and kompaan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkɔm.pɑnˈji/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: com‧pag‧nie
• Rhymes: -i

Noun

compagnie f (plural compagnies or compagnieën, diminutive compagnietje n)

1. (business) a company, partnership [From 1578]
2. (military) a sub-division of a battalion [From 1592]

Derived terms

• compagniecommandant
• compagniedienaar
• compagnieschap
• compagnietijd
• handelscompagnie
• infanteriecompagnie
• transportcompagnie
• trustcompagnie

 

- in toponyms:

• Borgercompagnie
• Drachtstercompagnie
• Nieuwe Compagnie
• Tripscompagnie

Descendants

• Negerhollands: kompanie
• Petjo: compies, kompeni, kompenie
• → Caribbean Javanese: kompeni
• → Indonesian: kompeni (“Dutch East India Company, Dutch colonial government”)
• → Indonesian: kompi (“company (millitary)”)
• → Hokkien: 公班衙 (kong-pan-gêe)

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French compaignie, from Old French compaignie, from compain + -ie or alternatively from compagne, from Vulgar Latin *compania, from Late Latin compāniō, from Latin cum + pānis (“bread”). See also copain, compagnon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃.pa.ni/, /kɔ̃.pa.ɲi/

• Audio (Paris):

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• Homophone: compagnies

Noun

compagnie f (plural compagnies)

1. company

   Synonym: (abbreviation) cie

Derived terms

• animal de compagnie
• charmante compagnie
• compagnie aérienne
• en compagnie de
• fausser compagnie
• tenir compagnie

Descendants

• → Dutch: compagnie
  • Negerhollands: kompanie
  • Petjo: compies, kompeni, kompenie
  • → Caribbean Javanese: kompeni
  • → Indonesian: kompeni (“Dutch East India Company, Dutch colonial government”)
  • → Indonesian: kompi (“company (millitary)”)
  • → Hokkien: 公班衙 (kong-pan-gêe)
• → Romanian: companie

Further reading

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

Italian

Noun

compagnie f

1. plural of compagnia

Anagrams

• compagine, compiange