enfer

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French enfer, from Latin īnfernus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.fɛʁ/

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• Rhymes: -ɛʁ

Noun

enfer m (plural enfers)

1. Hell
   • 2021, Angèle, Démons:

     Comme un ange en enfer, j'oublie mon nom.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. (by extension) hell (a very uncomfortable situation)

Antonyms

• paradis

Derived terms

• croix de bois, croix de fer, si je mens, je vais en enfer
• descente aux enfers

Related terms

• infernal

Descendants

• ⇒ Haitian Creole: lanfè
• ⇒ Mauritian Creole: lanfer
• ⇒ Réunion Creole French: lanfèr

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• frêne

Old French

Alternative forms

• enfern

Etymology

From Latin īnfernus.

Noun

enfer oblique singular, m (oblique plural enfers, nominative singular enfers, nominative plural enfer)

1. Hell

Descendants

• French: enfer
• Norman: enfé
• Walloon: infier

See also

• paradiz