âme

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ame"

French

Etymology

From Middle French ame, amme, from Old French ame, anme, anima, from Latin anima.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɑm/, /am/
Audio (France, Paris) (file)
Homophone: âmes
Hyphenation: âme
Rhymes: -ɑm, -am

Noun

âme f (plural âmes)

(religion, philosophy) soul
(moral, intellectual centre) soul, heart, mind
soul, person
C'est un village de 800 âmes.
It's a village of 800 souls.
bore (of a cannon)
(lutherie) soundpost (of a violin etc.)

Derived terms

Further reading

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

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