enfer

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French enfer, from Latin īnfernus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃.fɛʁ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛʁ

Noun

enfer m (plural enfers)

  1. Hell
    • 2021, Angèle, Démons:
      Comme un ange en enfer, j’oublie mon nom.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (by extension) hell (a very uncomfortable situation)

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin īnfernus.

Noun

enfer oblique singular, m (oblique plural enfers, nominative singular enfers, nominative plural enfer)

  1. Hell

Descendants

  • French: enfer
  • Norman: enfé
  • Walloon: infier

See also

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