écriture

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French and Old French escriture, inherited from Latin scrīptūra (“a writing, scripture”), from scrīptum, the supine of scrībō (“to write”). Compare Middle French scripture, a borrowing from Latin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.kʁi.tyʁ/
  • Audio; “l'écriture”:(file)
  • Audio (Paris):(file)

Noun

écriture f (plural écritures)

  1. writing
  2. scripture
  3. handwriting
    Il a une mauvaise écriture. ― He has bad handwriting.
  4. (accounting) accounts entry, entry in the books
    passer une écriture comptable ― make an accounting entry

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