capitaine

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French capitaine. === Noun === capitaine (plural capitaines) (non-native speakers' English or in reference to a French-speaking person) A captain. == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French capitaine, from Old French capitaine, borrowed from Late Latin capitaneus, from Latin caput. Compare the inherited Old French chevetaine (whence English chieftain). Doublet of cheftaine. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ka.pi.tɛn/ Rhymes: -ɛn Homophone: capitaines === Noun === capitaine m or f (plural capitaines) captain, leader (Southern Africa) giant African threadfin (Polydactylus quadrifilis) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Mauritian Creole: kapitenn → Bulgarian: капита́н (kapitán) → Walloon: captinne === Further reading === “capitaine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French capitaine, borrowed from Late Latin capitaneus. === Noun === capitaine m (plural capitaines) (military) captain ==== Descendants ==== French: capitaineMauritian Creole: kapitenn→ Bulgarian: капита́н (kapitán)→ Walloon: captinne == Old French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin capitaneus. === Noun === capitaine oblique singular, m (oblique plural capitaines, nominative singular capitaines, nominative plural capitaine) (military) captain ==== Descendants ====