astérisque

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin asteriscus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀστερίσκος (asterískos, a little star, asterisk, used in manuscripts to mark passages), diminutive of ἀστήρ (astḗr, a star); see aster.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /as.te.ʁisk/
  • (file)
  • Homophone: astérisques
  • Hyphenation: as‧té‧risque

Noun

astérisque m (plural astérisques)

  1. asterisk (punctuation symbol)

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Etymology

From Late Latin asteriscus, from Ancient Greek ἀστερίσκος (asterískos, little star, asterisk, used in manuscripts to mark passages), diminutive of ἀστήρ (astḗr, star).

Noun

astérisque m (plural astérisques)

  1. (Jersey) asterisk (punctuation mark)
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