icône

== French == === Alternative forms === icone === Etymology === Borrowed from Russian икона (ikona, “(Eastern Orthodox) religious image”) [1859]; in the GUI sense from English icon, ultimately from Ancient Greek εἰκών (eikṓn, “figure, image, etc.”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /i.kon/ Rhymes: -on === Noun === icône f (plural icônes) (chiefly Christianity) icon (representation as an object of religious devotion) les saintes icônes ― the holy icons (graphical user interface) icon (small picture that represents something) Synonym: pictogramme ==== Usage notes ==== In the GUI sense, the word is sometimes treated as masculine. === Noun === icône m or f by sense (plural icônes) (figurative) icon (exemplar person or thing) Synonym: archétype Il est un icône du ski. ― He's a skiing icon. ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “icône”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Norman == === Etymology === From Latin īcon, from Ancient Greek εἰκών (eikṓn, “likeness, image, portrait”). === Noun === icône f (plural icônes) (Jersey, religion, art, computing) icon