German

Noun

Fauteuil m ‎(genitive Fauteuils, plural Fauteuils)

1. armchair

English

Noun

fauteuil ‎(plural fauteuils)

1. An armchair.
2. The chair of a presiding officer.
3. (by extension) Membership in the Académie française.

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /foːˈtœy̯/

Etymology

Borrowing from French fauteuil. Doublet of vouwstoel.

Noun

fauteuil m ‎(plural fauteuils, diminutive fauteuiltje n)

1. armchair

French

Etymology

From Old French faudestuel, faldestoel, a borrowing from Frankish *faldistōl ‎(“folding seat”), from Proto-Germanic *faldistōlaz ‎(“foldstool, folding chair”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fotœj/

Noun

fauteuil m ‎(plural fauteuils)

1. armchair

Derived terms

• fauteuil roulant
• fauteuil à bascule

Descendants

• Belarusian: фатэль ‎(fatelʹ)
• Dutch: fauteuil
• German: Fauteuil
• Hungarian: fotel
• Luxembourgish: Fotell
• Romanian: fotoliu
• Swedish: fåtölj