évêque

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old French evesque, inherited from Late Latin episcopus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /e.vɛk/, /e.vɛːk/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

évêque m or f by sense (plural évêques)

  1. bishop (clergyman)

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Descendants[edit]

  • Haitian Creole: evèk
  • Khmer: អេវ៉េគ (ʼeeveek)
  • Malagasy: eveka

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