enclume

French

enclume

Etymology

Inherited from Old French anclume, from Latin incūs, incūdem, through a variant Vulgar Latin form *incūdō, incūdinem (compare Italian incudine). The intrusive -l- probably influenced by Latin inclūdō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.klym/

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Noun

enclume f (plural enclumes)

1. anvil (block used in blacksmithing)
2. (anatomy) anvil, incus

Derived terms

• entre le marteau et l’enclume

Further reading

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