French word

phrygien

Pronunciation

IPA/fʁiʒjɛ̃/

Meaning

  • adjectivePhrygian

Example

Il porte un bonnet phrygien.

He wears a Phrygian cap.

Illustration for phrygien (Phrygian)

More examples

J'ai vu une statue phrygienne au musée.

I saw a Phrygian statue at the museum.

Core concept

An ancient Anatolian label linking a people and language with distinctive cultural forms and musical modes.

Definition in French

Qui désigne ce qui concerne la Phrygie, son peuple, sa langue ou sa culture.

Word origin

French phrygien comes through Latin Phrygius from Ancient Greek Phrugios, an adjective formed from the place name Phrygia.

Usage tips

  • As an adjective, phrygien becomes phrygienne in the feminine, as in une tradition phrygienne.

Other meanings

  • Phrygian modenoun

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