gouvernement

== Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from French gouvernement. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɣu.vɛr.nəˈmɛnt/ Hyphenation: gou‧ver‧ne‧ment Rhymes: -ɛnt === Noun === gouvernement n (plural gouvernementen, diminutive gouvernementje n) colonial government, part of the governance apparatus of a country that governs colonial territories provincial or local government; seat of provincial government (rare) government Synonym: regering ==== Descendants ==== → Caribbean Javanese: gupermèn, gupernemèn → Indonesian: gubernemen == French == === Etymology === From gouverner (“to govern; to steer”) +‎ -ment. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡu.vɛʁ.nə.mɑ̃/ === Noun === gouvernement m (plural gouvernements) government gouvernement provisoire ― provisional government ==== Derived terms ==== gouvernement de coalition gouvernement minoritaire gouvernemental (“governmental”) ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Haitian Creole: gouvènman Mauritian Creole: gouvernman → Danish: guvernement → Dutch: gouvernement→ Caribbean Javanese: gupermèn, gupernemèn→ Indonesian: gubernemen → German: Gouvernement → Swedish: guvernement === Further reading === “gouvernement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle French == === Noun === gouvernement m (plural gouvernemens) government