eufemisme

Etymology

Recorded since 1656; from Ancient Greek εὐφημισμός (euphēmismós), from εὐφημίζω (euphēmízō), from εὔφημος (eúphēmos, “uttering sound of good omen, abstaining from inauspicious words”), from εὖ (eû, “well”) + φήμη (phḗmē, “a voice, a prophetic voice, rumor, talk”), from φάναι (phánai, “to speak, say”).

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: eu‧fe‧mis‧me

Noun

eufemisme n (plural eufemismen, diminutive eufemismetje n)

1. euphemism

Alternative forms

• evfemisme

Noun

eufemisme m (definite singular eufemismen, indefinite plural eufemismer, definite plural eufemismene)

1. a euphemism

References

• “eufemisme” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Alternative forms

• evfemisme

Noun

eufemisme m (definite singular eufemismen, indefinite plural eufemismar, definite plural eufemismane)

1. a euphemism

References

• “eufemisme” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.