enclume
French
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enclume
Etymology
From Old French anclume, from Latin incūs, incūdem, through a variant Vulgar Latin form *incūdō, incūdinem (compare Italian incudine). The intrusive -l- probably influenced by Latin inclūdō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑ̃.klym/
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Noun
enclume f (plural enclumes)
- anvil (block used in blacksmithing)
- (anatomy) anvil, incus
Derived terms
- entre le marteau et l'enclume
Further reading
- “enclume”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.