extrémité

See also: extremité

French

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Latin extrēmus
    Latin -tās
    Latin extrēmitāsbor.
    Old French estremité
    Middle French extremite
    French extrémité

    Inherited from Middle French extremite f, inherited from Old French estremité f, adapted borrowing of Latin extrēmitātem f.

    By surface analysis, extrême +‎ -ité.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ɛk.stʁe.mi.te/
    • Audio:(file)

    Noun

    extrémité f (plural extrémités)

    2. extremity
    3. tip; end; top (furthermost or highest part)
      Synonym: terminaison f
    4. extreme
      (Can we add an example for this sense?)

    Descendants

    • → Romanian: extremitate f

    Further reading

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