astérisque

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin asteriscus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀστερίσκος (asterískos, “a little star, asterisk, used in manuscripts to mark passages”), diminutive of ἀστήρ (astḗr, “a star”); see Latin aster.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /as.te.ʁisk/

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• Homophone: astérisques
• Hyphenation: as‧té‧risque

Noun

astérisque m (plural astérisques)

1. asterisk (punctuation symbol)

Further reading

• “astérisque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• séquestrai

Norman

Etymology

From Late Latin asteriscus, from Ancient Greek ἀστερίσκος (asterískos, “little star, asterisk, used in manuscripts to mark passages”), diminutive of ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”).

Noun

astérisque m (plural astérisques)

1. (Jersey) asterisk (punctuation mark)