dîner

== French == === Alternative forms === diner (post-1990 spelling) === Etymology === Inherited from Old French disner, from Vulgar Latin *disiūnāre, from disieiūnāre, disjejūnāre (“to break the fast”), from dis- + Late Latin iēiūnāre (“to fast”), from Latin ieiūnus. Doublet of déjeuner. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /di.ne/ === Verb === dîner to dine Synonyms: manger, déjeuner ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== qui dort dîne === Noun === dîner m (plural dîners) dinner, evening meal (Belgium, North America, Switzerland, Congo, Rwanda) lunch, midday meal ==== Derived terms ==== c'est de la moutarde après dîner dîner aux chandelles === Further reading === “dîner”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012