fichier

See also: Fichier

French

Etymology

From fiche +‎ -ier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fi.ʃje/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Audio:

  (file)

• Audio (France (Toulouse)):

  (file)

• Audio (France (Vosges)):

  (file)

Noun

fichier m (plural fichiers)

1. file (collection of papers)
2. (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 *fīg(i)cāre, frequentative based on Latin fīgere.

Pronunciation

• (classical) IPA^(key): /fiˈt͡ʃjeːɾ/, (northern) /fiˈkjeːɾ/

Verb

fichier

1. 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, volume 3: D–F, page 506