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

Sentences

Il est d’origine parisienne

He's originally from Paris

A1

À l’origine

In the beginning

A1

Je suis d'origine amazighe.

I have Berber ancestry.

A1

Connaissez-vous l'origine ?

Do you know the origin?

A1

Il est irlandais d'origine.

He is an Irishman by origin.

A1

Il est d'origine écossaise.

He is Scottish by origin.

A1

L'origine du mot est obscure.

The word's origin is unclear.

A2

L'origine de l'incendie est inconnue.

The origin of the fire is unknown.

A2

Son origine reste inconnue.

Its origin remains unknown.

B1

C'est un Étasunien d'origine chinoise.

He's a Chinese-American.

B1

Ce mot est clairement d'origine germanique.

This word is clearly of Germanic origin.

B1

L'origine de l'incendie est encore inconnue.

The cause of the fire is yet unknown.

B1