scaphandre

French

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σκάφη (skáphē, “boat”) + ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ska.fɑ̃dʁ/

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Noun

scaphandre m (plural scaphandres)

1. diving suit
2. space suit

Related terms

• scaphandrier
• scaphandrière

Descendants

• → Catalan: escafandre
• → German: Skaphander
• → Portuguese: escafandro
• → Romanian: scafandru
• → Spanish: escafandra

Further reading

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