pupitre

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pupitre, from French pupitre. Doublet of púlpit.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /puˈpi.tɾə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /puˈpi.tɾe/
• Rhymes: -itɾe

Noun

pupitre m (plural pupitres)

1. student desk

French

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin pulpitum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /py.pitʁ/

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Noun

pupitre m (plural pupitres)

1. pupil's desk, school desk
2. console, control panel
3. music stand

Descendants

• → Spanish: pupitre
  • → Catalan: pupitre

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French pupitre. Doublet of púlpito.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /puˈpitɾe/ [puˈpi.t̪ɾe]
• Rhymes: -itɾe
• Syllabification: pu‧pi‧tre

Noun

pupitre m (plural pupitres)

1. a student desk

Descendants

• → Catalan: pupitre

Further reading

• “pupitre”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014