épître
French
Alternative forms
- épitre (1990 reform spelling)
Etymology
From Old French epistre, epistle, from Late Latin epistola (probably a semi-learned borrowing[1]), from Ancient Greek ἐπιστολή (epistolḗ). Doublet of épistule / épistole.
Pronunciation
Noun
épître f (plural épîtres)
- epistle (a letter)
References
Further reading
- “épître”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
- épître on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr