épaule
See also: epaule, épaulé, êpaule, and êpaûle
French
Etymology
From Middle French espaule, from Old French espalle, from Vulgar Latin *spatla[1], from Late Latin spathula (“flat, broad piece”)[2], diminutive of Latin spatha (“straight sword”) (whence French épée (“sword”)). Doublet of spatule, which was a borrowing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e.pol/
Audio (France, Paris) (file) - Rhymes: -ol
- Homophones: épaulent, épaules
- Hyphenation: é‧paule
Noun
épaule f (plural épaules)
- (anatomy) shoulder
Derived terms
- avoir la tête sur les épaules
- changer son fusil d'épaule
- épauler
- épaulette
- hausser les épaules
Related terms
- épée
Verb
épaule
- inflection of épauler:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
References
- Clédat, Léon. 1905. Revue de philologie française et de littérature, tome XIX. Paris: Librairie Émile Bouillon. Page 71. https://books.google.com/books?id=SdsxAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false
- Etymology and history of “épaule”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Further reading
- “épaule”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.