connaissance

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French conoissance, from Late Latin cognōscentia, from Latin cognōscēns. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔ.nɛ.sɑ̃s/ ~ /kɔ.ne.sɑ̃s/ Rhymes: -ɑ̃s === Noun === connaissance f (plural connaissances) knowledge avoir une bonne connaissance des animaux ― to have a good knowledge of animals (countable, uncountable) acquaintance une connaissance ― an acquaintance faire la connaissance de quelqu'un ― to become acquainted with someone, to get to know someone ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Haitian Creole: konesans === See also === savoir === Further reading === “connaissance”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012