gendarmerie

Questions

How do you pronounce gendarmerie?

The recorded pronunciation is /ʒɑnˈdɑɹ.mə.ɹi/.

What does gendarmerie mean?

A military body charged with police duties among the civilian population.

Where does gendarmerie come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁tis Proto-Italic *gentis Latin gentem Old French gentder. French gents French gens Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Old French de Middle French de French d' Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- Proto-Indo-European *h₂(e)rmos Proto-Italic *armosder. Late Latin arma Old French arme Middle French arme French armes French gens d'armes French gendarmesbf. French gendarme Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -erieder. French -erie French gendarmeriebor. English gendarmerie Borrowed from French gendarmerie.

How to pronounce gendarmerie

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