fichier

See also: Fichier

French

Etymology

From fiche +‎ -ier.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fi.ʃje/
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Noun

fichier m (plural fichiers)

file (collection of papers)
(computing) file

Derived terms

système de fichiers

Related terms

fiche

Further reading

“fichier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Old French

Alternative forms

fiquier (northern)

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *fīccāre, syncopated from *fīgicāre, frequentative based on Latin fīgere.

Pronunciation

(classical) IPA^(key): /fiˈtʃjeːr/, (northern) /fiˈkjeːr/

Verb

fichier

fix in place

Descendants

Middle French: ficher
- French: ficher
Norman: fiquer, fiquier, fiquir
Picard: fiquer

References

Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “*fīgĭcare”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 3: D–F, page 506

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