French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French espeler, from earlier espelir, from Frankish *spellôn, from Proto-Germanic *spellōną. Compare English spell and Dutch spellen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /e.ple/
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Verb

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épeler

  1. to spell

Conjugation

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With the exception of appeler, jeter and their derived verbs, all verbs that used to double the consonants can now also be conjugated like amener.

Derived terms

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Further reading

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