supplice

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin supplicium.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sy.plis/
Audio (file)
Rhymes: -is

Noun

supplice m (plural supplices)

torture (especially a punishment resulting in death)
Le supplice de la roue, du fouet, de la marque, du carcan, du gibet.
torment (physical or mental)
J’ai une migraine, c'est un vrai supplice !

Derived terms

Further reading

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

Latin

Noun

supplice

ablative singular of supplex

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