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FRENCH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

bienvenue.

welcome

9 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/bjɛ̃.v(ə).ny/

  1. welcome

    feminine
    Mesdames et messieurs, je vous souhaite la bienvenue.
Where this word comes from

Literally, “well come”, from Old French bienvenue; compare also bienvenu (without the -e). Presumably a calque of an Old Frankish term, from Proto-Germanic *wiljakwemô (“a welcome guest or arrival”), from which many modern Germanic forms descend, as English welcome. Interjection sense #2 is a recent semantic loan from English you're welcome found only in Canada; English “you’re welcome” dates from early 20th century, French Canadian usage correspondingly later.

intj/bjɛ̃.v(ə).ny/

  1. welcome!

    Bienvenue à Paris!
    Bienvenue dans la maison.

  2. you're welcome (as an answer to thank you)

    North-America
    Merci pour le party! — Bienvenue.
Where this word comes from

Literally, “well come”, from Old French bienvenue; compare also bienvenu (without the -e). Presumably a calque of an Old Frankish term, from Proto-Germanic *wiljakwemô (“a welcome guest or arrival”), from which many modern Germanic forms descend, as English welcome. Interjection sense #2 is a recent semantic loan from English you're welcome found only in Canada; English “you’re welcome” dates from early 20th century, French Canadian usage correspondingly later.

adj/bjɛ̃.v(ə).ny/

  1. feminine singular of bienvenu

    feminine · form-of · singular
Where this word comes from

Literally, “well come”, from Old French bienvenue; compare also bienvenu (without the -e). Presumably a calque of an Old Frankish term, from Proto-Germanic *wiljakwemô (“a welcome guest or arrival”), from which many modern Germanic forms descend, as English welcome. Interjection sense #2 is a recent semantic loan from English you're welcome found only in Canada; English “you’re welcome” dates from early 20th century, French Canadian usage correspondingly later.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.