French Conversation · Level 109
60 words
French word
médiéviste
Pronunciation
IPA/medjevist/
Meaning
- noun (m./f.)medievalist
Example
Il travaille comme médiéviste.
He works as a medievalist.
More examples
J'ai rencontré un médiéviste hier.
I met a medievalist yesterday.
Core concept
A specialist connecting surviving medieval evidence into a picture of the Middle Ages and its culture.
Similar words
historien: A scholar who studies past events and changes in society.
archéologue: A scholar who investigates history through excavated artifacts and remains.
Definition in French
Spécialiste qui étudie l'histoire et la culture du Moyen Âge.
Word origin
The noun médiéviste was formed in French from médiéval and the agentive suffix -iste, with the adjective tracing back to Latin medium aevum.
Usage tips
- Médiéviste is more specific than historien, which can describe a historian of any period.