soigneur

English

WOTD – 26 July 2022

Etymology

Borrowed from French soigneur (non-riding member of a cycling team; physiotherapist; trainer), from soigner (to look after, take care of; to nurse, treat)[1] + -eur (suffix forming masculine nouns from verbs). Soigner is derived from soin (care, noun) (ultimately from Proto-Germanic *sunjō, *sunþijō (care, responsibility; sooth, truth), from *sunjaz (real, true), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁sónts, the active participle of *h₁ésti (to be), from *h₁es- (to be)) + -er (suffix forming infinitives of first-conjugation verbs). Doublet of soigné.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /swʌnˈjɜː/, /swɑː-/, /swæ-/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • (General American) IPA(key): /swʌnˈjɝ/, /swɑ-/, /swæ-/
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)
  • Hyphenation: soign‧eur

Noun

soigneur (plural soigneurs)

  1. (cycle racing) A non-riding member of a racing team whose role is to provide support (such as massages, supplies, and transportation) for the cyclists.

Translations

References

  1. ^ soigneur, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, March 2018; soigneur, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Further reading

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French soigneur.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sʋaːˈnjœːr/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

soigneur m (plural soigneurs, feminine soigneuse)

  1. (sports) a non-competing member of a sports team whose role is to provide support (such as psychological and medical care as well as supplies) for the athletes

French

Etymology

From soigner (to look after, take care of; to nurse, treat) +‎ -eur (suffix forming masculine nouns from verbs). Soigner is derived from soin (care, noun) (ultimately from Proto-Germanic *sunjō, *sunþijō (care, responsibility; sooth, truth), from *sunjaz (real, true), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁sónts, the active participle of *h₁ésti (to be), from *h₁es- (to be)) + -er (suffix forming infinitives of first-conjugation verbs).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /swa.ɲœʁ/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

soigneur m (plural soigneurs, feminine soigneuse)

  1. (cycle racing) soigneur
  2. (rugby, soccer) physiotherapist, trainer

Further reading