enceinte

== English == === Etymology === From French enceinte. === Adjective === enceinte (not comparable) Pregnant. ==== Synonyms ==== See also Thesaurus:pregnant === Noun === enceinte (plural enceintes) An enclosure. The line of works forming the main enclosure of a fortress. The area or town enclosed by a line of fortification. S. W. Williams The suburbs are not unfrequently larger than their enceinte. == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French enceinte, from Latin incīncta, feminine past participle of incingō. Compare Italian incinta, Spanish and Catalan encinta. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɑ̃.sɛ̃t/ === Adjective === enceinte f (feminine only, feminine plural enceintes) pregnant Synonyms: (archaic) prégnant, gravide ==== Usage notes ==== The masculine form enceint is sometimes used with regard to transgender men, for species with male pregnancy such as seahorses, with non-animate masculine noun referents (e.g. le corps enceint), as well as in metaphorical, jocular, or fantastic contexts. ==== Derived terms ==== tomber enceinte (“fall pregnant”) ==== Descendants ==== Haitian Creole: ansent → English: enceinte === Noun === enceinte f (plural enceintes) enclosure, compound interior speaker, amplifier === Participle === enceinte f sg feminine singular of enceint === Further reading === “enceinte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Old French == === Etymology === From Latin incīncta, feminine of incīnctus. === Adjective === enceinte pregnant ==== Descendants ==== French: enceinte