eufemisme

Concepts

euphemism

Synonyms

verbloeming

Translations

Euphemismus

eufemismo

euphémisme

eufemismo

eufemismo

beschönigender Ausdruck

ευφημισμός

edebikelam

eufemisme

Schönsprech

verhüllender Ausdruck

euphemismus

hüsnükelam

Euphemismen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌœy̯.feːˈmɪs.mə/

Etymology

Borrowed from French: euphémisme

Borrowed from English: euphemism

Borrowed from Ancient Greek: εὐφημισμός

In summary

Recorded since 1656. Borrowed from French euphémisme, English euphemism (both from Ancient Greek) or directly from Ancient Greek εὐφημισμός (euphēmismós), from εὐφημίζω (euphēmízō), from εὔφημος (eúphēmos, “uttering sound of good omen, abstaining from inauspicious words”).