bitume

See also: bitumé

English

Etymology

From French bitume.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɪˈtjuːm/, /bɪˈtuːm/

Noun

bitume (uncountable)

1. (poetic, obsolete) bitumen
   • 1582, The Nevv Testament of Iesus Christ: […] (Douay–Rheims Bible), Rheims: Iohn Fogny, →OCLC, Genesis(please specify the chapter):(please specify the verse(s)):

     Thou‥shalt pitch [the arke] within, and without with bitume.

References

• “bitume”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• umbite

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bi.tym/

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin bitūmen. Doublet of béton.

Noun

bitume m (plural bitumes)

1. bitumen, asphalt, tar
2. (slang) street, sidewalk

Derived terms

• bitumer

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

bitume

1. inflection of bitumer:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

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

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin bitūmen. Doublet of beton.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biˈtu.me/
• Rhymes: -ume
• Hyphenation: bi‧tù‧me

Noun

bitume m (usually uncountable, plural bitumi)

1. bitumen, tar

   Synonym: asfalto

Related terms

• bitumare
• bituminoso

 

References

• bitume in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
• bitume in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana