profond

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French profond, from Old French profont, relatinization of inherited parfont, parfunt, from Latin profundus.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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profond (feminine profonde, masculine plural profonds, feminine plural profondes)

  1. deep
    le lac est profond de 100 mètres
    the lake is 100 metres deep
  2. profound
  3. (of a region, country or continent, sometimes derogatory) rural, small-town, provincial, heartland; authentic, true
    la Wallonie profonde, la France profonde, l’Afrique profonde(please add an English translation of this usage example)
    • 2014, Charles de Gaulle, Lettres, notes et carnets, tome 4 : 1941-1943, Plon, →ISBN:
      Mais les Nations Unies ont les moyens de faire échouer ce plan de Hitler et la France profonde, la vraie France, espère de toute son âme qu’elles sauront les employer.
      But the United Nations has the means to foil this plan of Hitler's, and the French heartlands, the real France, hope with all their heart that it will be able to use them.

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Maltese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian profondo.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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profond (feminine singular profonda, plural profondi)

  1. profound, deep (intellectually deep)
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Middle French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old French profont.

Adjective

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profond m (feminine singular profonde, masculine plural profonds, feminine plural profondes)

  1. deep (of water, etc.)

Noun

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profond m (plural profonds)

  1. bottom (lowest part)

Descendants

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  • French: profond

References

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  • profond on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)

Romanian

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Adjective

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profond m or n (feminine singular profondă, masculine plural profonzi, feminine and neuter plural profonde)

  1. Obsolete form of profund.

Declension

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References

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  • profond in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN