éponge

See also: épongé and êponge

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.pɔ̃ʒ/

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle French esponge, from Old French espoinge (cf. also variant espoigne), from Vulgar Latin *sponga, from Latin spongia, from Ancient Greek σπογγιά (spongiá).

Noun

éponge f (plural éponges)

1. sponge (creature)
2. sponge (tool for washing)

Derived terms

• éponge à récurer
• éponger
• jeter l'éponge
• passer l'éponge

Related terms

• spongieux

Descendants

• Haitian Creole: eponj
• → Romanian: eponj

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

éponge

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

Further reading

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