épître
French edit
Alternative forms edit
- épitre ((1990 reform spelling))
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old French epistre, epistle, from Late Latin epistola (probably a semi-learned borrowing[1]), from Ancient Greek ἐπιστολή (epistolḗ). Doublet of épistule / épistole.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
épître f (plural épîtres)
- epistle (a letter)
References edit
Further reading edit
- “épître”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
- épître on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr