Grammatical class
Noun
origine
origin (start place)
Details
Syllables
o-ri-gi-ne
Phonetics
o.ʁi.ʒin
Grammatical class
Noun
Freq. (books)
1563
Freq. (movies)
2009
Freq. (news)
617
Variants
Sentences
Il est d’origine parisienne
He's originally from Paris
À l’origine
In the beginning
Je suis d'origine amazighe.
I have Berber ancestry.
Connaissez-vous l'origine ?
Do you know the origin?
Il est irlandais d'origine.
He is an Irishman by origin.
Il est d'origine écossaise.
He is Scottish by origin.
L'origine du mot est obscure.
The word's origin is unclear.
L'origine de l'incendie est inconnue.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
Son origine reste inconnue.
Its origin remains unknown.
C'est un Étasunien d'origine chinoise.
He's a Chinese-American.
Ce mot est clairement d'origine germanique.
This word is clearly of Germanic origin.
L'origine de l'incendie est encore inconnue.
The cause of the fire is yet unknown.