épaule

See also: epaule, épaulé, êpaule, and êpaûle

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French espaule, from Old French espalle, from Vulgar Latin *spatla, from Late Latin spathula (“flat, broad piece”), diminutive of Latin spatha (“straight sword”) (whence French épée (“sword”)). Doublet of spatule, which was a borrowing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.pol/

• Audio (Paris):

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• Rhymes: -ol
• Homophones: épaulent, épaules
• Hyphenation: é‧paule

Noun

épaule f (plural épaules)

1. (anatomy) shoulder

Derived terms

• avoir la tête sur les épaules
• changer son fusil d’épaule
• épauler
• épaulette
• hausser les épaules

 

Related terms

• épée

 

Verb

épaule

1. inflection of épauler:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

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