affamement

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French affamement, from Old French afamement. By surface analysis, affamer (“to starve”) +‎ -ment.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a.fa.mə.mɑ̃/

Noun

affamement m (plural affamements)

(rare) starving (causing people to starve)

Further reading

“affamement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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