sortilège

See also: sortilege

French

Etymology

Medieval Latin sortilegium, from Latin sortilegus (“sorcerer, diviner”), from sors (“sort”) + legere (“choose”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sɔʁ.ti.lɛʒ/
Audio (France, Paris) (file)
Homophone: sortilèges
Hyphenation: sor‧ti‧lège

Noun

sortilège m (plural sortilèges)

magic spell, sorcery, witchcraft
- 1963, Serge Gainsbourg - Amour sans amour
  Amour de collège, comment ai-je pu oublier tes sortilèges ?

Further reading

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

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