écrivain
See also: êcrivain
French
Etymology
From Old French escrivain, from Vulgar Latin *scrībānem, accusative of *scrība, from Latin scrība, with altered declension. Compare Occitan escrivan, Catalan escrivà, Italian scrivano, Spanish escribano. Doublet of scribe, a borrowing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e.kʁi.vɛ̃/
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See also
References
Further reading
- “écrivain” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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