grâce

See also: grace, Grace, Grâce, and Graces

French

Etymology

From Old French, from an early borrowing from Latin grātia^[1]^[2], from gratus (“as a favour”). The circumflex is not etymologically accurate, as the Old French form is grace, not *grasce.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡʁɑs/
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Homophones: grasse, grasses

Noun

grâce f (plural grâces)

Derived terms

grâce à

Related terms

References

↑ “grâce” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
↑ Notes on the Development of -kj-, -tj- in Spanish and Portuguese

Anagrams

garce, gerça

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[1] “grâce” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

[2] Notes on the Development of -kj-, -tj- in Spanish and Portuguese