sarcasme

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin sarcasmus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [sərˈkaz.mə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [saɾˈkaz.me]

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Noun

sarcasme m (uncountable)

1. sarcasm

Related terms

• sarcàstic

Further reading

• “sarcasme”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Dutch

Etymology

From French sarcasme, from Late Latin sarcasmus, from Ancient Greek σαρκασμός (sarkasmós).

Pronunciation

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Noun

sarcasme n (uncountable, no diminutive)

1. sarcasm

Descendants

• → Indonesian: sarkasmê

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin sarcasmus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek σαρκασμός (sarkasmós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saʁ.kasm/ ~ /saʁ.kazm/

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Noun

sarcasme m (plural sarcasmes)

1. sarcasm

Derived terms

• sarcastique

Descendants

• → Danish: sarkasme
• → Dutch: sarcasme
  • → Indonesian: sarkasmê
• → Romanian: sarcasm
• → Turkish: sarkazm

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• massacre, massacré
• sacrâmes