épée

Inherited from Middle French espee, from Old French espee, from Latin spatha, from Ancient Greek σπάθη (spáthē). Doublet of spathe, a borrowing from Latin, and espade, a borrowing from Occitan.

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épée

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/e.pe/

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Inherited from Latin

spatha

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épée

Meaning

Concepts

Synonyms

Frequency

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/e.pe/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin

spatha

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