-lâtre

French

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λάτρις (látris, “servant”). The circumflex is by influence of unrelated -âtre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /latʁ/, /lɑtʁ/

Suffix

-lâtre (mf)

1. -later (A worshipper of...)
2. -latrous (Worshipping of...)

Derived terms

French terms suffixed with -lâtre

See also

• -lâtrie

Further reading

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