âme damnée

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Latin anima

Old French ame

Middle French ame

French âme

French damnée

French âme damnéebor.

English âme damnée

Borrowed from French âme damnée (literally “damned soul”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌɑm dɑˈneɪ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌam daˈneɪ/, /ˌɑːm daˈneɪ/

Noun

âme damnée (plural âmes damnées)

1. Someone who is utterly devoted to another and willing to carry out difficult or disagreeable tasks for them; a simp.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /am da.ne/ ~ /ɑm da.ne/

• Audio:

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Noun

âme damnée f (plural âmes damnées)

1. a henchman, a minion, a pawn, a tool, a cat's-paw, a person completely devoted to another and willing to do everything at his bidding, to do his dirty work

References

• “âme damnée”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.