épaule

Signification

Noun

shoulder

Verb

1. inflection of épauler:
2. inflection of épauler:

Coupé comme

é‧paule

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/e.pol/

Étymologie

Inherited from Middle French espaule, from Old French espalle, from Vulgar Latin *spatla, from Late Latin spathula (“flat, broad piece”), diminutive of Latin spatha (“straight sword”) (whence French épée (“sword”)). Doublet of spatule, which was a borrowing.