encre
See also: encré
French
Etymology
From Old French enque, from Late Latin encaustum, from Ancient Greek ἔγκαυστον (énkauston). Compare Italian inchiostro.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑ̃kʁ/
audio (file) - Homophones: ancre, ancrent, ancres, encrent, encres
Noun
encre f (plural encres)
- ink
Derived terms
- encrer
- encreur
- encrier
- encre de Chine
- encre invisible
- faire tache d'encre
- se faire un sang d'encre
Verb
encre
- inflection of encrer:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “encre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- cerne, cerné
Norman
Etymology
From Old French enque, from Late Latin encaustum, from Ancient Greek ἔγκαυστον (énkauston).
Noun
encre f (plural encres)
- (Jersey) ink
Derived terms
- encriyi (“inkwell”)