épître

French

Alternative forms

• épitre (1990 reform spelling)

Etymology

Inherited from Old French epistre, epistle, from Late Latin epistola (probably a semi-learned borrowing), from Ancient Greek ἐπιστολή (epistolḗ). Doublet of épistule / épistole.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.pitʁ/

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Noun

épître f (plural épîtres)

1. epistle (a letter)

Synonyms

• lettre

Further reading

• “épître”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
• épître on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fr

Anagrams

• pétrie, piètre