grâce

See also: grace, Grace, Grâce, and Graces

French

Etymology

From Old French grace, from an early borrowing from Latin grātia[1][2], from grātus (“as a favour”). The lengthening of the vowel, which is indicated with the circumflex, is irregular.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡʁas/, /ɡʁɑs/
Audio ("grâce à") (file)
Homophones: grasse, grasses
Rhymes: -ɑs

Noun

grâce f (plural grâces)

grace, charm
favour
mercy

Derived terms

action de grâce
an de grâce
coup de grâce
crier grâce
de bonne grâce
de grâce
de mauvaise grâce
état de grâce
faire grâce
grâce à
retour en grâce
trouver grâce
Votre Grâce

Related terms

gracier
gracieux
gratuit

References

Etymology and history of “grâce”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
“Notes on the Development of -kj-, -tj- in Spanish and Portuguese”, in (please provide the title of the work)‎, accessed 6 February 2012, archived from the original on 2012-02-07

Anagrams

garce, gerça

[1] Etymology and history of “grâce”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

[2] “Notes on the Development of -kj-, -tj- in Spanish and Portuguese”, in (please provide the title of the work)‎, accessed 6 February 2012, archived from the original on 2012-02-07