écrivain

See also: êcrivain

French

Etymology

From Old French escrivain, from Vulgar Latin *scrībānem, accusative of *scrība, from Latin scrība, with altered declension. Compare Occitan escrivan, Catalan escrivà, Italian scrivano, Spanish escribano. Doublet of scribe, a borrowing.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /e.kʁi.vɛ̃/
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Noun

écrivain m (plural écrivains, feminine écrivaine)

(male) writer

Related terms

See also

auteur

References

etymology

Further reading

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

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