vélocipède

== French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ve.lɔ.si.pɛd/ Hyphenation: vé‧lo‧ci‧pède === Etymology 1 === (1804) A learned compound from Latin vēlōx (“rapid, prompt”) + pēs (“foot”). Compare vélocifère. ==== Noun ==== vélocipède m (plural vélocipèdes) (historical) a velocipede (obsolete) a bicycle ===== Synonyms ===== bicyclette draisienne, draisine vélo ===== Derived terms ===== vélo ===== Descendants ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== vélocipède inflection of vélocipéder: first/third-person singular indicative/subjunctive present second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “vélocipède”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012