EuroLex/F/Coiffeur
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- Original language: French
- Original form and meaning: coiffeur - 1. hairdesser, barber
(Note: If the status is not specifically indicated then the word is stylistically neutral and generally used; if earlier meaning and status equals current use the former may be expressed by writing "dito". Cf. also the project guidelines.)
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| English | male: coiffeur, female: coiffeuse | 1847 | 'meaning 1' | '...' | http://www.etymonline.com/ |
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| German | male: Coiffeur, female: Coiffeuse | ... | 'meaning 1, higher register' | '...' | ... |
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| Rumantsch | Coiffeur | ... | 'meaning 1' | '...' | ... |
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Annotations[edit | edit source]
Etymology: word for "hairdresser", from coiffer "to dress hair", from OF coife, originally "inner part of the helmet". A female hairdresser would properly be a coiffeuse.
Sorce: http://www.etymonline.com
Information on Other Languages[edit | edit source]
The more common German word for Coiffeur is Friseur/Frisör, which also derived from F. The root is the F verb friser (to curl, to frizz). The (politically correct) female form is Friseurin/Frisörin.