étroit

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French estroit, inherited from Latin strictus. Doublet of strict. Cf. also étreint. Compare Spanish estrecho and Portuguese estreito.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.tʁwa/

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Adjective

étroit (feminine étroite, masculine plural étroits, feminine plural étroites)

1. narrow

Derived terms

• à l'étroit
• étroit d'esprit

Related terms

• étreindre

Further reading

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