aître

See also: aitre

French

Alternative forms

• aitre (post-1990 spelling)

Etymology

Inherited from Latin ātrium. Doublet of atrium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛtʁ/

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  • Rhymes: -ɛtʁ
• IPA^(key): /ɛːtʁ/ (older, now chiefly Belgium and Canada)
• Homophones: aîtres, être, êtres (general), hêtre, hêtres (aspirated)

Noun

aître m (plural aîtres)

1. (archaic) the land surrounding a church

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• arité, étira, itéra, taire