scrupule

French edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin scrūpulus.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /skʁy.pyl/
Audio (CAN) (file)

Noun edit

scrupule m (plural scrupules)

scruple, compunction, qualm

Derived terms edit

sans scrupules

Further reading edit

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

Latin edit

Pronunciation edit

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈskruː.pu.le/, [ˈs̠kruːpʊɫ̪ɛ]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈskru.pu.le/, [ˈskruːpule]

Noun edit

scrūpule

vocative singular of scrūpulus

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