maison
common nounadjective
Syllable Decomposition
maisonfrom Latin mansionem (which became masione(m) in Vulgar Latin), accusative of mansio 'act of staying, stay, dwelling, residence', from the verb manēre ('to stay, remain'). The word underwent the same process of metonymy as habitation, deriving from the act of staying to the stay as a place.
Definitions
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Synonyms
Plural
maisons
Translations
german:Haus
english:outfit
arabic:منزل
chinese:家
korean:집
danish:hus
spanish:casa
finnish:koti
greek:οίκος
hebrew:בית
hindi:मकान
italian:casa
japanese:家庭
dutch:huis
polish:dom
portuguese:lar
russian:дом
swedish:hus
thai:บ้าน
ukrainian:хата
See also
domisme (cn.) Maisons (pn.) maisonnette (cn.) maisonnière (adj.)