enfer

French

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French enfer, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin infernus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.fɛʁ/

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• Rhymes: -ɛʁ

Noun

enfer m (plural enfers)

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

Antonyms

• paradis

Related terms

• infernal

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• frêne

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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