anniversaire

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin adjective anniversārius (“annual, yearly”), from vertō (“to turn, revolve”) +‎ annus (“year”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ni.vɛʁ.sɛʁ/

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• (Quebec) IPA^(key): [a.ni.vɛʁ.saɛ̯ʁ]

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• Homophone: anniversaires

Noun

anniversaire m (plural anniversaires)

1. birthday

   C'est mon onzième anniversaire.

   It's my eleventh birthday.

2. anniversary

   Le deuxième anniversaire de notre mariage.

   Our second wedding anniversary.

Synonyms

• fête (birthday) in Quebec only

Derived terms

• anniv
• bon anniversaire
• joyeux anniversaire

Related terms

• année
• verser

Further reading

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

Norman

Alternative forms

• annivèrsaithe (Jersey)

Etymology

From Latin anniversārius (“annual, yearly”), from annus (“year”) + vertō (“I turn, revolve”).

Noun

anniversaire m (plural anniversaires)

1. (Guernsey) anniversary