originaire
French, adjective/ɔ.ʁi.ʒi.nɛʁ/
originaire is spelled O-R-I-G-I-N-A-I-R-E (10 letters) and appears 16 times per million words in written French, the 4,565th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Originaire is a French adjective meaning “originating (from)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui tire son origine”.
What does originaire mean in English?
adjective
- 1
originating (from)
Elle est originaire de Marseille.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui tire son origine. 2. Qui témoigne des origines. 3. Qui est à la source.
noun: 1. Personne issue d’un lieu, d’une ville, d’une région...
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 originaire
- originaires plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce originaire?
- /ɔ.ʁi.ʒi.nɛʁ/
- \ɔ.ʁi.ʒi.nɛʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is originaire in French?
originaire appears 16 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).