étroit

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French estroit, inherited from Latin strictus. Doublet of strict. Cf. also étreint. Compare Spanish estrecho and Portuguese estreito.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /e.tʁwa/
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Adjective

étroit (feminine étroite, masculine plural étroits, feminine plural étroites)

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Derived terms

Related terms

étreindre

Further reading

“étroit”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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