euphémisme
French
editEtymology
editFrom Late Latin euphemismos (“euphemism”), from Ancient Greek εὐφημισμός (euphēmismós), from εὐφημίζω (euphēmízō), from εὔφημος (eúphēmos, “uttering sound of good omen, abstaining from inauspicious words”), from εὖ (eû, “well”) + φήμη (phḗmē, “a voice, a prophetic voice, rumor, talk”), from φάναι (phánai, “to speak, say”).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ø.fe.mism/ ~ /ø.fe.mizm/
Audio (Paris): (file) Audio: (file) - Homophone: euphémismes
- Hyphenation: eu‧phé‧misme
Noun
editeuphémisme m (plural euphémismes)
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- “euphémisme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.