noun, feminine/vjɛʁʒ/plural: vierges
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.