Appartement

Part of Speech

adverb

Difficulty Level

Translations

🇩🇪 Appartement , 🇪🇸 apartamento , 🇮🇹 appartamento , 🇵🇹 apartamento , 🇨🇳 公寓 , 🇯🇵 アパート , 🇰🇷 아파트 , 🇸🇦 شقة , 🇮🇳 अपार्टमेन्ट

Usage Examples

Etymology

**Etymology of French “appartement” (noun, originally “partition, room”):** The word comes from Late Latin *apartamentum*, itself derived from *apartare* “to set apart, to separate” (from *ap-* “away” + *parare* “to prepare/arrange”). It entered Old French as *apartament* (the double “p” reflecting a phonetic assimilation), and over centuries the sense shifted from a generic partition to a private dwelling space, giving the modern noun “appartement.”

Synonyms

logement demeure résidence habitation pièce studio chambre appart

Antonyms

maison villa château résidence