Question 1

What is the etymology of thr French word "casemate"?

Accepted Answer

from Italian casamatta, itself either from casa, meaning1=house, matto, meaning2=fool, and meaning=house that is not a house, or a borrowing from Ancient Greek khasmatos (ditch). Rabelais has chasmate in the sense of "ditch".

Question 2

What does the French word "casemate" mean?

Accepted Answer

First person singular of the indicative present of casemate.
Third person singular of the indicative present of casemate.
First person singular of the subjunctive present of casemate.
Third person singular of the subjunctive present of casemate.
Second person singular of the imperative of casemate.

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