immeuble

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French immeuble/immoble, borrowed from Latin immobilis (“that which is immovable”) but adapted to the ending of meuble (“furniture”), inherited from the Latin antonym mobilis (“that which is movable”). The two terms constituted a recurrent pair in juridical Latin. Doublet of immobile.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.mœbl/

• Audio (un immeuble)

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Noun

immeuble m (plural immeubles)

1. building
2. (living arrangements) apartment building
3. (law) piece of real property, piece of real estate

Antonyms

• meuble (law)

Related terms

• immobilier

Further reading

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