espace

See also: espacé

English

Noun

espace (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Space.

References

  • OED online

Anagrams


French

Etymology

From Middle French espace, from Old French espace, borrowed from Latin spatium.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛs.pas/
    • (file)
    • (Quebec) IPA(key): [ɛs.pɑːs]
    • (file)

Noun

espace m (plural espaces)

  1. space
    Je manque d'espace.
    I'm a bit short of space.
    Il a changé en l'espace de deux minutes.
    It changed in the space of two minutes.

Derived terms

Noun

espace f (plural espaces)

  1. (typography) space

Verb

espace

  1. first-person singular present indicative of espacer
  2. third-person singular present indicative of espacer
  3. first-person singular present subjunctive of espacer
  4. first-person singular present subjunctive of espacer
  5. second-person singular imperative of espacer

Further reading


Middle French

Alternative forms

  • espasse (less common)

Etymology

From Old French espace.

Noun

espace m (plural espaces)

  1. space; room (empty area)
  2. duration (space of time)
    • 1608, Pierre de La Primaudaye, Académie françoise, Volume 3, page 65-66
      Mais premier, nous commencerons d'entrer en quelque consideration des thresors precieux, & doctes enseignemens, dont les sacrees paroles de Moyse par nous ci devant les ouyes de la creation, sont secondement enceintes, et notamment dans l'espace de six iours, qu'il d'escrit de la perfection de ce grand bastiment humain:ainsi que ie te laisse, Achitob, à nous faire entendre

Descendants


Old French

Alternative forms

  • aspace
  • espasse
  • espasce

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin spatium.

Noun

espace m (oblique plural espaces, nominative singular espaces, nominative plural espace)

  1. space; room (empty area)
  2. duration (space of time)

Descendants

References


Portuguese

Verb

espace

  1. First-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of espaçar
  2. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você?) present subjunctive of espaçar
  3. First-person singular (eu) affirmative imperative of espaçar
  4. Third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of espaçar
  5. First-person singular (eu) negative imperative of espaçar
  6. Third-person singular (você) negative imperative of espaçar
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