encre
See also: encré
French
Etymology
From Old French enque, from Late Latin encaustum, from Ancient Greek ἔγκαυστον (énkauston). Compare Italian inchiostro.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑ̃kʁ/
Audio: (file) Audio (France (Agen)): (file) Audio (France (Vosges)): (file) Audio (France (Vosges)): (file) Audio (France (Lyon)): (file) - Homophones: ancre, ancrent, ancres, encrent, encres
Noun
encre f (plural encres)
Derived terms
Verb
encre
- inflection of encrer:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “encre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
Norman
Etymology
From Old French enque, from Late Latin encaustum, from Ancient Greek ἔγκαυστον (énkauston).
Noun
encre f (plural encres)
Derived terms
- encriyi (“inkwell”)