promesse

From Old French, borrowed from Medieval Latin or Late Latin prōmissa (“promise”), from Latin prōmissum (“promise”), from promittō (“I send forth; I promise”).

• IPA^(key): /pʁɔ.mɛs/

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promesse f (plural promesses)

1. promise (all meanings)

• promettre

• “promesse” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

• emproses, emprosés

• Rhymes: -esse

promesse f pl

1. plural of promessa (“promise”)

promesse f pl

1. feminine plural past participle of promettere

• permesso, premesso, rompesse

Borrowed from Medieval Latin or Late Latin prōmissa (“promise”), from Latin prōmissum (“promise”), from promittō (“I send forth; I promise”).

promesse f (oblique plural promesses, nominative singular promesse, nominative plural promesses)

1. promise

• → Middle English: promis, promisse
  • English: promise
• French: promesse