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vierge

/vjɛʁʒ/

noun, feminine/vjɛʁʒ/plural: vierges

vierge is feminine in French.

virgin

Related: demi-vierge

Inherited from Middle French verge, from Old French verge, vierge, virge, from a shortening of virgene, from Latin virgō, according to the Trésor de la Langue Française etymological dictionary, a borrowing.

adjective/vjɛʁʒ/

virgin; blank (of paper, recording/storage media, etc.)

“CD vierge” — blank CD

Inherited from Middle French verge, from Old French verge, vierge, virge, from a shortening of virgene, from Latin virgō, according to the Trésor de la Langue Française etymological dictionary, a borrowing.