handicapé
See also: handicape
French
editPronunciation
edit- (aspirated h) IPA(key): /ɑ̃.di.ka.pe/
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Adjective
edithandicapé (feminine handicapée, masculine plural handicapés, feminine plural handicapées)
Noun
edithandicapé m (plural handicapés, feminine handicapée)
- handicapped person
Participle
edithandicapé (feminine handicapée, masculine plural handicapés, feminine plural handicapées)
Usage notes
editThe mute (unaspirated) pronunciation is very common in France, so much so that it might not be perceived as nonstandard by some speakers. The related noun handicap, however, is always pronounced with an aspirated h. See harceler.
Further reading
edit- “handicapé”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.