prestigieux

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin praestīgiōsus. By surface analysis, prestige +‎ -(i)eux.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʁɛs.ti.ʒjø/

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Adjective

prestigieux (feminine prestigieuse, masculine plural prestigieux, feminine plural prestigieuses)

1. prestigious

Further reading

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