French

Verb

bâti m ‎(feminine singular bâtie, masculine plural bâtis, feminine plural bâties)

1. past participle of bâtir

Noun

bâti m ‎(plural bâtis)

1. fixed part of a mechanism or machine, usually linked to the ground; body.

Norman

Etymology

From Old French bastir ‎(“to build, make, sew”), from Proto-Germanic *bastijaną ‎(“to bind with a thread, lace”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *bhas-, *bhasḱ-, *bhask- ‎(“to bind, bundle”).

Pronunciation

Verb

bâti ‎(gerund bâtithie)

1. (Jersey) to build

Synonyms

• construithe

Antonyms

• dêmoli ‎(“to demolish”)

Derived terms

• r'bâti ‎(“to rebuild”)