encre

See also: encré

French

Etymology

From Old French enque, from Late Latin encaustum, from Ancient Greek ἔγκαυστον (énkauston). Compare Italian inchiostro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃kʁ/

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• Homophones: ancre, ancrent, ancres, encrent, encres

Noun

encre f (plural encres)

1. ink

Derived terms

• encrer
• encreur
• encrier
• encre de Chine
• encre invisible
• faire tache d’encre
• se faire un sang d’encre

Verb

encre

1. inflection of encrer:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• cerne, cerné

Norman

Etymology

From Old French enque, from Late Latin encaustum, from Ancient Greek ἔγκαυστον (énkauston).

Noun

encre f (plural encres)

1. (Jersey) ink

Derived terms

• encriyi (“inkwell”)