French word

anniversaire

Pronunciation

IPA/anivɛʁsɛʁ/

Meaning

  • masculine nounbirthday

Example

Bon anniversaire !

Happy birthday!

Illustration for anniversaire (birthday)

More examples

Ce soir, on va fêter son anniversaire.

Tonight, we're going to celebrate his birthday.

Core concept

A day that comes around once each year to mark a birth or remember an event.

Common phrases

  • joyeux anniversaire

    happy birthday

  • fêter son anniversaire

    to celebrate one's birthday

Similar words

fête: A party or festive gathering shared with friends or family.
célébration: An event held to honor or celebrate something.
naissance: The event or fact of a person's birth.
commémoration: An event honoring and remembering something from the past.

Definition in French

Date qui revient chaque année et marque la naissance d'une personne ou la commémoration d'un événement.

Word origin

Anniversaire comes through Medieval Latin anniversarius, meaning yearly return, from annus 'year' and a form related to vertere 'turn'.

Usage tips

  • Anniversaire is masculine, so the forms are un anniversaire and cet anniversaire.

Other meanings

  • anniversarynoun

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