soupir

French

Etymology

Deverbal from soupirer (Old French sopir, sospir), or possibly from Latin suspirium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /su.piʁ/

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Noun

soupir m (plural soupirs)

1. sigh
2. (music) quarter note rest

Derived terms

• rendre le dernier soupir

Related terms

• soupirer

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• ripous