accessoire

See also: Accessoire

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French accessoire.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɑ.səˈsʋaː.rə/

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• Hyphenation: ac‧ces‧soi‧re

Noun

accessoire n (plural accessoires, no diminutive)

1. accessory (attachment)

French

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accessoire

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Etymology

From Medieval Latin accessorius, as in the phrase accessorium sequitur principale (“the accessory follows the principal”). Possibly influenced by accidens (“falling down, something unfortunate happening”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ak.sɛ.swaʁ/ ~ /ak.se.swaʁ/

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Noun

accessoire m (plural accessoires)

1. accessory
2. (theater) prop

Descendants

• → Bulgarian: аксесоар (aksesoar)
• → Dutch: accessoire
• → German: Accessoire
• → Greek: αξεσουάρ (axesouár)
• → Luxembourgish: Accessoire
• → Norwegian Bokmål: accessoir, aksessoar
• → Russian: аксессуа́р (aksessuár)
• → Turkish: aksesuar

Adjective

accessoire (plural accessoires)

1. accessory (having a supplementary function)

Further reading

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