aubain

== French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /o.bɛ̃/ Homophone: aubin Hyphenation: au‧bain === Etymology 1 === Uncertain. The TLF suggests a derivation from Frankish *alibanni (“a person belonging to another ban”). Another possible source is Latin *alibanus (“person from elsewhere”), from alibī (“elsewhere”). ==== Noun ==== aubain m (plural aubains) (historical) a foreigner who was not naturalised, and who had few rights Synonyms: étranger, métèque Antonyms: régnicole, sujet (Canada, law) a foreigner or alien Synonyms: étranger, métèque Antonyms: autochtone, citoyen ===== Derived terms ===== aubaine === Etymology 2 === Coined by French writer Jean Giono in 1929, seemingly derived from Latin albus (“white”). ==== Adjective ==== aubain (feminine aubaine, masculine plural aubains, feminine plural aubaines) (rare, literary) white === Further reading === “aubain”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012