souverain

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French soverain, from Vulgar Latin *superānus, from Latin super. Compare Italian sovrano; Galician, Portuguese, and Spanish soberano.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /su.vʁɛ̃/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: sou‧ve‧rain

Adjective

souverain (feminine souveraine, masculine plural souverains, feminine plural souveraines)

1. sovereign

Related terms

• sur
• suzerain

 

Descendants

• → Danish: suveræn
• → German: souverän
• → Romanian: suveran

Noun

souverain m (plural souverains)

1. sovereign

Derived terms

• souveraineté
• souverainiste

 

Descendants

• → Danish: suveræn
• → German: Souverän
• → Romanian: suveran
• → Russian: суверен (suveren)

Further reading

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