enveloppe

See also: Enveloppe and enveloppé

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French enveloppe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɑn.vəˈlɔp/, /ˌɛn.vəˈlɔp/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: en‧ve‧lop‧pe
• Rhymes: -ɔp

Noun

enveloppe f (plural enveloppen, diminutive enveloppetje n)

1. alternative spelling of envelop

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French enveloppe, anveloppe, from Old French envelope (“that which envelops, a type of garment”), from envoloper, anveloper (“to wrap around, enfold, cover”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.vlɔp/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

enveloppe f (plural enveloppes)

1. envelope (wrapper for mailing)
2. (geometry) envelope (of a family of curves)
3. (biology) envelope (an enclosing structure or cover, such as a membrane)

Derived terms

• envelopper

Descendants

• → Dutch: envelop (see there for further descendants)
• → English: envelope
• → Portuguese: envelope
• → Vietnamese: lốp

Further reading

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