cible – French noun declension

French noun forms of cible

Noun: cible
Gender: f Hyphenation:
Singular fcible
Plural fcibles

Sample Sentences

  • tirer à la cible. (to shoot the target)
  • Notre cible de l'année sera le consommateur de 14-16 ans. (Our aim for the year will be the 14-16 year old consumer.)

Etymology

Attested from 1671, originally as sible. Originally Swiss French, borrowed from Alemannic German Schiibe or rather the diminutive Schiibli; compare German Scheibe. See: German Nouns 'Scheibe'.

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