épée

Borrowed from French épée, from Latin spatha, from Ancient Greek σπάθη (spáthē). Doublet of spade and spatha.

• Rhymes: -ɛpeɪ, -eɪ

épée (plural épées)

1. Alternative spelling of epee.

Inherited from Middle French espee, from Old French espee, from Latin spatha, from Ancient Greek σπάθη (spáthē). Doublet of spathe, a borrowing from Latin, and espade, a borrowing from Occitan.

• IPA^(key): /e.pe/

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• Homophones: épées (general), épais (e/ɛ-merger)

épée f (plural épées)

1. sword
2. glaive
3. (heraldry) sword; the weapon as shown on a coat of arms

• épaule

• escrime
• fleuret
• sabre

• “épée”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.