The noun "debut" clearly audible French roots. It drags on like a song, the stress falls on the last syllable, as in all words borrowed from the language of troubadours and musketeers. What does this word mean and can it be replaced by others?
Debut is…
What does this beautiful French word mean? In ancient times, this was the name given to the first appearance of young girls, who were called debutantes.
Debut is:
- The first appearance of an actor, athlete or singer in public. Example: "The debut of Efrosinya Alexandrovna Kruglova was unsuccessful, her career ended tragically on it."
- The first moves in a game of checkers or chess: "The opening went smoothly as expected, but a huge cat suddenly burst into the room and threw all the pieces off the board."
- Beginning of mental illness. Example: "A fifth-year student described the onset of schizophrenia well and in some detail, but then she began to "swim" and was sent for a retake."
Morphological characteristics
From the point of view of morphology, debut is a common noun, inanimate nounmasculine, second declension.
Case/Number | Question | Singular | Plural |
Nominative | What? | Debut is the first steps in a career. | Debuts are the most interesting, the most exciting thing in the biography of famous personalities. |
Genitive | What? | I didn't watch this athlete's debut, but now I follow his progress with interest. | The debuts of psychiatric illnesses have much in common. |
Dative | What? | Debut should be approached responsibly: how you show yourself is how you will be treated later. | Openings lack intrigue. |
Accusative | What? | I enjoy studying the Reti opening. | Taught disease debuts all night but got a failing grade. |
Instrumental | What? | The young singer was dissatisfied with her debut on the big stage. | With these debuts of diseases, everything is not clear to me, I will teach further. |
Prepositional case | About what? | Marianna dreamed of her first debut at the ball. | I don't understand the debuts of diseases at all. |
Synonyms
Debut, as we have already found out, is a borrowed noun. All words close in meaning to the noun "debut" are reduced to one common meaning - the beginning:
- "Her career started out great, but then something went wrong and she, so young and promising, sank to the bottom."
- "The beginning of the chess game was standard, but then something unimaginable, but very interesting" began.
- "The onset of the disease was sudden and swift."