encre

Etymology

From Old French enque, from Late Latin encaustum, from Ancient Greek ἔγκαυστον (énkauston). Compare Italian inchiostro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃kʁ/

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• Homophones: ancre, ancrent, ancres, encrent, encres

Noun

encre f (plural encres)

1. ink

Verb

encre

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

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• cerne, cerné

Etymology

From Old French enque, from Late Latin encaustum, from Ancient Greek ἔγκαυστον (énkauston).

Noun

encre f (plural encres)

1. (Jersey) ink