French word

millésimer

Pronunciation

IPA/milezime/

Meaning

  • verbassign a vintage to

Example

Avant la vente, ils ont millésimé chaque bouteille.

Before the sale, they assigned a vintage to each bottle.

Illustration for millésimer (assign a vintage to)

More examples

On a millésimé la bouteille offerte pour le dîner.

We marked the bottle given for dinner with its vintage year.

Core concept

A bottle or product carries a visible year mark that identifies its vintage.

Similar words

dater: A document is dated, or a date is assigned to an event.
marquer: Symbols or letters leave a mark that indicates something.

Definition in French

Indiquer par inscription l'année (le millésime) d'un produit.

Word origin

The verb is formed from French millésime with the suffix -er; millésime comes from Italian millesimo and ultimately Latin millesimus, meaning "thousandth."

Usage tips

  • Millésimer is specialized vocabulary, especially for wine and other products, while ordinary dating is usually expressed with dater.

Related words

  • millésimevintage yearnoun
  • millésimémarked with a vintage yearadjective

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