diachronie

French

Etymology

Coined by Ferdinand de Saussure, from Ancient Greek διά (diá) +‎ Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos) +‎ Ancient Greek -ία (-ía).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dja.kʁɔ.ni/

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Noun

diachronie f (plural diachronies)

1. (linguistics) diachrony

   Coordinate term: synchronie

Derived terms

• diachronique
  • diachroniquement

Further reading

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