autel

French

Etymology

From Old French autel, from a change of suffix from earlier alter, borrowed from Latin altāre (mostly attested in the plural form altāria).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /o.tɛl/
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  • Homophone: hôtel

Noun

autel m (plural autels)

  1. altar (in a church)

Further reading

Anagrams

Norman

Etymology

From Old French autel, borrowed from Latin altāre.

Noun

autel m (plural autels)

  1. (Jersey, religion) altar

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

From a change of suffix from older alter, borrowed from Latin altāre.

Noun

autel m (oblique plural auteaus or auteax or autiaus or autiax or autels, nominative singular auteaus or auteax or autiaus or autiax or autels, nominative plural autel)

  1. altar
Descendants

Etymology 2

au +‎ tel?

Adjective

autel m (oblique and nominative feminine singular autele)

  1. similar
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