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adresse

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See also: Adresse and adressé

Afrikaans

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Noun

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adresse

  1. plural of adres

Danish

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Etymology

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From French adresse .

Pronunciation

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  • IPA (key): /adrɛsə/, [aˈd̥ʁasə]

Noun

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adresse c (singular definite adressen , plural indefinite adresser )

  1. address, abbreviated adr.

Inflection

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Declension of adresse
common
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative adresse adressen adresser adresserne
genitive adresses adressens adressers adressernes

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French

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h2éd
Proto-Italic *ad
Proto-Italic *ad-
Latin ad-
Old French a-
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh1
▲さんかく
Proto-Indo-European *trís influ.
Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is-
Proto-Italic *dis-
Latin dīs-
Proto-Indo-European *h3reǵ-
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *h3reǵtós
Proto-Italic *rektos
Latin rēctus
Latin dīrēctus
Proto-Indo-European *-yeti der.
Latin -iāre
Vulgar Latin *dīrēctiāre
Old French drecier
Old French adrecier der.
Old French adrece
Middle French adresse
French adresse

    Inherited from Middle French adresse , from Old French adrece , from Old French adrecier .[1] Equivalent to a deverbal from adresser .

    Noun

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    adresse f (plural adresses )

    1. (in set expressions, else, archaic ) direction [from 1342]
      prendre son adresse ― set off for/towards
    2. address (the description or instructions to determine a geographic location ) [from 1601]
    3. (computing ) address (location or instructions to location a piece of data)
    4. (lexicography ) entry (in a dictionary)
      Synonym: entrée
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    Etymology 2

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      Related to etymology 1. Influenced by adroit .[2] Equivalent to a deverbal from adresser .

      Noun

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      adresse f (plural adresses )

      1. skill, adroitness [1559]
        • 1874, François P. L. Pollen, D. C. van Dam, Recherches sur la Faune de Madagascar et de ses dépendances, page 30:
          Dès qu'ils aperçoivent un caret ou une tortue franche, ils tachent de les avoir à portée et dans le moment favorable ils lancent avec une adresse étonnante un des harpons en visant sur la tête ou la queue pour ne pas dommager les plaques latérales; qui dans les carets font la valeur de l'animal.
          As soon as they spot a loggerhead turtle or a green sea turtle, they try to get it within range, and when the time is right they launch with astonishing dexterity one of the harpoons, aiming for the head or the tail so as not to damage the side plates, which in turtles the value of the animal is found.

      Etymology 3

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        Semantic loan from English address ("speech (addressed to the king)").[3] [4] Equivalent to a deverbal from adresser .

        Noun

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        adresse f (plural adresses )

        1. address formal speech given before an audience [from 1629]

        Verb

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        adresse

        1. inflection of adresser :
          1. first /third-person singular present indicative /subjunctive
          2. second-person singular imperative

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        References

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        1. ^ Etymology and history of "adresse", in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
        2. ^ Etymology and history of "adresse", in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
        3. ^ Etymology and history of "adresse", in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
        4. ^ "Adresse", in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)

        Middle English

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        Verb

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        adresse

        1. alternative form of adressen

        Norman

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        Etymology

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        Borrowed from French adresse .

        Noun

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        adresse f (plural adresses )

        1. (Jersey ) address

        Norwegian Bokmål

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        Etymology

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        From French adresse .

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        Noun

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        adresse f or m (definite singular adressa or adressen , indefinite plural adresser , definite plural adressene )

        1. an address

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        Norwegian Nynorsk

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        Etymology

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        From French adresse .

        Noun

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        adresse f (definite singular adressa , indefinite plural adresser , definite plural adressene )

        1. an address

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