grâce
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old French grace, from an early borrowing from Latin grātia,[1][2] from grātus (“as a favour”). The lengthening of the vowel, which is indicated with the circumflex, is irregular.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
grâce f (plural grâces)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
References edit
- ^ Etymology and history of “grâce”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
- ^ “Notes on the Development of -kj-, -tj- in Spanish and Portuguese”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[1], 2012 February 6 (last accessed), archived from the original on 7 February 2012
Further reading edit
- “grâce”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.