bâtiment

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French bastiment, from Old French bastiment (“act of building, fortification”), from bastir (“to build, make; to sew”), from Vulgar Latin *bastīre, borrowed from Frankish *bastijan (“to sew, weave”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ba.ti.mɑ̃/ ~ /bɑ.ti.mɑ̃/ === Noun === bâtiment m (plural bâtiments) building, edifice (uncountable) building industry, construction les travailleurs du bâtiment ― construction workers (nautical) ship or boat (nautical, military) warship ==== Synonyms ==== (watercraft): navire, bateau (warship): navire, vaisseau ==== Derived terms ==== bâtiment précieux ==== Related terms ==== bâtir === Further reading === “bâtiment”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012