virginité

== French == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin virginitās. First known attestation 881 in The Sequence of Saint Eulalia. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /viʁ.ʒi.ni.te/ === Noun === virginité f (plural virginités) virginity (state of being a virgin) Synonym: pucelage perdre sa virginité ― to lose one's virginity (figuratively) moral purity ==== Related terms ==== virginal vierge === Further reading === “virginité”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Old French == === Alternative forms === virginitet virginite (manuscript form) === Etymology === First known attestation 881 in The Sequence of Saint Eulalia. Borrowed from Latin virginitās. === Noun === virginité oblique singular, f (oblique plural virginitez, nominative singular virginité, nominative plural virginitez) virginity (state of being a virgin) ==== Descendants ==== Middle French: virginité French: virginité