gynécée
French, noun/ʒi.ne.se/
gynécée is spelled G-Y-N-É-C-É-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written French, the 105,879th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gynécée is a French masculine noun meaning “gynaeceum” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Appartement réservé aux femmes chez les Grecs”.
What does gynécée mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinegynaeceum
noun
- 1
masculinegynoecium
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Appartement réservé aux femmes chez les Grecs. 2. Ensemble des organes reproducteurs femelles d’une fleur, formés par un ou plusieurs carpelles, souvent désignés sous le nom de pistil.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of gynécée
- gynécées plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gynécée?
- /ʒi.ne.se/
- \ʒi.ne.se\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is gynécée in French?
gynécée appears about once in every 10 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).