EuroLex/F/Champagne

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  • Original language: French
  • Original form and meaning: champagne - 1. champagne (a sparkling white wine made from a blend of grapes, especially Chardonnay and Pinot, produced in Champagne)


(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.)


Language Form Date of Borrowing (and Obsolescence) Current Meaning and Status Earlier Meanings and Statusses Source
Catalan xampany ... 'meaning 1' '...' ...
Croatian ... ... '...' '...' ...
Czech šampaňské ... 'meaning 1' '...' ...
Danish champagne, Champagne ... 'meaning 1' '...' ...
Dutch champagne ... 'meaning 1' '...' ...
English champagne 1664: any non-sparkling wine from Champagne

late 18c: narrowed to meaning 1

'meaning 1;

and also: a) a similar sparkling wine made elsewhere,

adjective: b) a pale orange yellow to grayish yellow or yellowish gray', c) denoting an extravagant way of life, "champagne lifestyle"

'originally any non-sparkling wine from Champagne, district in NW France' http://www.etymonline.com
Estonian šampanja ... 'meaning 1' '...' ...
Finnish samppanja ... 'meaning 1' '...' ...
French ... ... '...' '...' ...
Frisian ... ... '...' '...' ...
German Champagner ... 'meaning 1;

andjective: champagner(farben)'

'...' ...
Hungarian ... ... '...' '...' ...
Irish ... ... '...' '...' ...
Italian champagne ... 'meaning 1' '...' ...
Latvian šampanietis ... 'meaning 1' '...' ...
Lithuanian šampanas ... 'meaning 1' '...' ...
Maltese ... ... '...' '...' ...
Norwegian champagne ... 'meaning 1' '...' ...
Polish szampan ... 'meaning 1' '...' ...
Portuguese champanhe ... 'meaning 1' '...' ...
Rumantsch ... ... '...' '...' ...
Slovak šampanské ... 'meaning 1' '...' ...
Slovenian šampanjec ... 'meaning 1' '...' ...
Spanish champán, champaña ... 'meaning 1' '...' ...
Swedish champagne ... 'meaning 1' '...' ...

Annotations[edit | edit source]

Etymology: from Champagne, district in NW France, name meaning "open country" Originally any wine from this region, focused to modern meaning late 18c.

Source: http://www.etymonline.com

Information on Other Languages[edit | edit source]

Catalan, also: cava

Hungarian: pezsgő