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dernier
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French dernier, a contraction of derrenier, from Old French derrain (“final, last”) (by analogy with premier), from Vulgar Latin *d?retr?nus, from Latin d? (“from, away from”) + retr? (“back; backwards; behind”) + -?nus (“suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?d??nje?/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?d?nje?/
- Hyphenation: der?nier
Adjective
dernier (not comparable)
- (dated) Final, last.
Usage notes
The word often appears in the term dernier resort or (in French) dernier ressort (literally “last resort”), meaning the final court or authority to which a legal matter can be appealed.
Related terms
- darrein
- dernier cri
Translations
Anagrams
- nerdier
French
Etymology
From a contraction of earlier derrenier, a derivation of Old French derrain (through analogy with premier), itself derived from Vulgar Latin *d?retr?nus, from Latin d? + retr? + -?nus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d??.nje/
Adjective
dernier (feminine singular dernière, masculine plural derniers, feminine plural dernières)
- last
- latest (most recent)
- latter
Antonyms
- premier
Derived terms
Further reading
- “dernier” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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denier
English
Etymology 1
From Old French denier, from Latin denarius. Doublet of dinar.
Pronunciation
- enPR: d?ny?'
- enPR: d?nî(r)', IPA(key): /d??n??(?)/ (coin)
- enPR: d?n'y?(r), IPA(key): /?d?nj?(?)/ (unit of fineness of yarn)
- Rhymes: -??(?)
Noun
denier (plural deniers)
- (now historical) An old French coin worth one-twelfth of a sou.
- 2011, Norman Davies, Vanished Kingdoms, Penguin 2012, p. 117:
- A bronze denier bearing the inscription CONRADUS around a central cross, was minted in Lugdunum.
- 2011, Norman Davies, Vanished Kingdoms, Penguin 2012, p. 117:
- A unit of linear density which indicates the fineness of fiber or yarn, equal to one gram per 9000 meters, used especially to measure or indicate the fineness of hosiery. Originally equal to the weight of a denier coin per 9600 aunes.
- 2002, Jill Mansell, Staying at Daisy's:
- Upstairs she rummaged through her chest of drawers, finally unearthing an unopened pack of ten denier barely blacks.
- 2002, Jill Mansell, Staying at Daisy's:
Translations
See also
- tex
Etymology 2
deny +? -er.
Pronunciation
- enPR: d?n?'?(r), IPA(key): /d??na??(?)/
Noun
denier (plural deniers)
- One who denies or forbids something.
- 2003, ABA Journal (volume 89)
- Also, visitation deniers don't always get off with a slap on the wrist.
- 2003, ABA Journal (volume 89)
- One who denies the existence of something.
- Holocaust denier
- global warming denier
- AIDS denier
Related terms
- denialism
- denialist
Translations
Anagrams
- Edirne, Nereid, diener, nereid, reined
Finnish
Noun
denier
- denier (unit of measure)
- denier (old coin)
Declension
Anagrams
- dreeni, reiden
French
Etymology
From Middle French, from Old French denier, inherited from Latin d?n?rius. Doublet of dénaire.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d?.nje/
Noun
denier m (plural deniers)
- denier (coin)
- (by extension) money
- denier (unit of weight)
Derived terms
- deniers publics
Further reading
- “denier” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- de rien
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French denier, Latin d?n?rius.
Noun
denier m (plural deniers)
- denier (coin)
Old French
Etymology
From Latin d?n?rius.
Noun
denier m (oblique plural deniers, nominative singular deniers, nominative plural denier)
- denier (coin)
Descendants
- English: denier (borrowing)
- Middle French: denier
- French: denier
Romanian
Etymology
From French denier.
Noun
denier m (plural denieri)
- denier (weight)
Declension
Swedish
Noun
denier c
- denier
Declension
Anagrams
- diener
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