compatriote

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin compatriota, itself likely a calque of Ancient Greek συμπατριώτης (sumpatriṓtēs). By surface analysis, com- +‎ patriote.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃.pa.tʁi.jɔt/

Noun

compatriote m or f by sense (plural compatriotes)

1. compatriot, fellow countryman

See also

• concitoyen

Further reading

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

Italian

Noun

compatriote f

1. plural of compatriota

Anagrams

• comportiate