calepin

See also: Calepin

French

FWOTD – 13 November 2015

Etymology

From Italian Calepino, named after Ambrogio Calepino (c. 1440–1510), the author of a popular 16th-century Latin dictionary.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kal.pɛ̃/
  • (file)

Noun

calepin m (plural calepins)

  1. notebook
    Synonyms: bloc-note, cahier, carnet
    • 2012, Françoise Henry, Les îles d'Inishkea, Presses Univ. Septentrion, →ISBN, page 1:
      Ce texte, demeuré inédit, se présente en sept documents : trois cahiers reliés et un petit calepin noir, conservés à la Bibliothèque de la Royal Irish Academy, Dublin; []
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 2014, Tim Willocks, Green River, Sonatine, →ISBN:
      Il sortit de sa poche de poitrine un calepin bon marché acheté à la cantine du pénitencier, et un stylo Shaeffer noir à plume en or. Ce stylo était le seul objet en sa possession qui ne venait pas de la prison. Il ouvrit le calepin à une page vierge, []
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Further reading

Anagrams

Lombard

Alternative forms

  • calepì (Eastern orthographies)

Etymology

From Lombard Calepin, surname and nickname of Ambreus Calepin, the author of a popular 16th-century Latin dictionary.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaleˈpiːŋ/
    • IPA(key): [kaleˈpĩːŋ] (Western)
    • IPA(key): [kaleˈpi], [kaliˈpi] (Eastern)

Noun

calepin m (invariable)

  1. multilingual ɡlossary.

Coordinate terms

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