couvent

French

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old French cuvent, covent, cuvenz, from Latin conventus. Doublet of convent.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku.vɑ̃/

• Audio; “un couvent”:

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Noun

couvent m (plural couvents)

1. convent, nunnery

Etymology 2

Inflected forms.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuv/
• Homophones: couve, couves

Verb

couvent

1. third-person plural present indicative/subjunctive of couver

Further reading

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

Middle English

Noun

couvent

1. (Late Middle English) alternative form of covent