aître
See also: aitre
French edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Latin ātrium. Doublet of atrium.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ɛtʁ/
- IPA(key): /ɛːtʁ/ (older, now chiefly Belgium and Canada)
- Homophones: aîtres, être, êtres (general), hêtre, hêtres (aspirated)
Noun edit
aître m (plural aîtres)
- (archaic) the land surrounding a church
Further reading edit
- “aître”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.