méditerrané

See also: Mediterrane

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mediterraneus. Cf. the Old French form mer moiterienne and Middle French Mer Miterraine, which may have evolved more popularly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /me.di.tɛ.ʁa.ne/ ~ /me.di.te.ʁa.ne/, /me.di.te.ʁa.ne/

Adjective

méditerrané (feminine méditerranée, masculine plural méditerranés, feminine plural méditerranées)

1. inland (remote from the coast)
   • 1908, Napoleon, “Manuscrit XXVI: Études de la nature – histoire naturelle”, in Napoléon; manuscrits inédits, 1786–1791, page 289:

     Le détroit de Davis communique à plusieurs mers méditerranées.

     Davis Strait communicates with several inland seas.

Derived terms

• mer Méditerranée
• Méditerranée

Further reading

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