épaule

From Middle French espaule, from Old French espalle, from Vulgar Latin *spatla[1], from Late Latin spathula (“flat, broad piece”)[2], diminutive of Latin spatha (“straight sword”) (whence French épée (“sword”)). Doublet of spatule, which was a borrowing.

• IPA^(key): /e.pol/

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• Rhymes: -ol
• Homophones: épaulent, épaules
• Hyphenation: é‧paule

épaule f (plural épaules)

1. (anatomy) shoulder

• avoir la tête sur les épaules
• changer son fusil d'épaule
• épauler
• épaulette

• épée

épaule

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

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