épaulette

See also: epaulette

French

Etymology

From épaule (“shoulder”) +‎ -ette (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.po.lɛt/

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Noun

épaulette f (plural épaulettes)

1. epaulette

Descendants

• → English: epaulette
• → Esperanto: epoleto
• → Finnish: epoletti
• → German: Epaulette
• → Ido: epoleto
• → Irish: guailleog (calque)
• → Ottoman Turkish: اپولت (apolet)
  • Turkish: apolet
  • → Laz: აფოლეთი (apoleti), აფოლეტი (apoleťi) — alternative spelling
• → Polish: epolet
• → Romanian: epolet
• → Russian: эполе́т (epolét)
• → Swedish: epålett

Further reading

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