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Webster 1913 Edition


Souvenir

Souˊve-nir

(? or ?)
,
Noun.
[F., fr.
souvenir
to remember, fr. L.
subvenire
to come up, come to mind;
sub
under +
venire
to come, akin to E.
come
.
See
Come
, and cf.
Subvention
.]
That which serves as a reminder; a remembrancer; a memento; a keepsake.

Webster 1828 Edition


Souvenir

SOUVENIR

,
Noun.
A remembrance.

Definition 2024


Souvenir

Souvenir

See also: souvenir

German

Noun

Souvenir n (genitive Souvenirs, plural Souvenirs)

  1. souvenir

Synonyms

souvenir

souvenir

See also: Souvenir

English

Souvenirs from around the world. Clockwise from top, Empire State Building, New York City, New York, USA; Leaning Tower of Pisa, Pisa, Italy; Queen's Guards, London, United Kingdom; Eiffel Tower, Paris, France.

Alternative forms

Noun

souvenir (plural souvenirs)

  1. An item of sentimental value, to remember an event or location.

Translations

See also


Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: sou‧ve‧nir

Etymology

Borrowing from French souvenir

Noun

souvenir n (plural souvenirs, diminutive souvenirtje n)

  1. souvenir

Synonyms


French

Etymology

Middle French soubvenir, from Old French sovenir, from Latin subvenīre, present active infinitive of subveniō (come to mind, occur to), from sub + veniō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /su.və.niʁ/, /suv.niʁ/

Verb

souvenir

  1. (reflexive, with de) to remember
    Je me souviens de toi.
    I remember you.

Conjugation

This is a verb in a group of -ir verbs. All verbs ending in -venir, such as convenir and devenir, are conjugated this way.

Synonyms

Noun

souvenir m (plural souvenirs)

  1. memory (mental picture).
    Je n'ai pas le souvenir de t'avoir dit ça...
    I don't have the memory of me having told you that... (I don't remember telling you that...)
  2. souvenir
    J'ai ramené un souvenir de Paris.
    I have brought back a souvenir of Paris.

Italian

Etymology

From French

Noun

souvenir m (invariable)

  1. souvenir

Anagrams


Old French

Verb

souvenir

  1. Alternative form of sovenir

Spanish

Noun

souvenir m (plural souvenires)

  1. souvenir