effraie

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.fʁɛ/

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Etymology 1

Non-lemma forms

Alternative forms

• effraye

Verb

effraie

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

Etymology 2

From orfraie, under the influence of effrayer.

Noun

effraie f (plural effraies)

1. barn owl, owl of genus Tyto

Related terms

• chouette effraie
• effraie des clochers

Further reading

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