Malebranche

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English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French Malebranche.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /malˈbɹɒnʃ/, /ˌmalɪˈbɹɒnʃ/, enPR: măl-brŏnsh', măl'ĭ-brŏnsh'
  • (General American) IPA(key): /mælˈbɹɑnʃ/, /mɑlˈbɹɑnʃ/, /ˌmæləˈbɹɑnʃ/, /ˌmɑləˈbɹɑnʃ/, enPR: măl-bränsh', mäl-bränsh', măl'ĭ-bränsh', mä'lĭ-bränsh'

Proper noun

Malebranche

  1. A surname from French
  2. Nicolas Malebranche (1638–1715), a French philosopher.

Derived terms

French

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Malebranche m or f by sense

  1. a surname
  2. (masculine only) Nicolas Malebranche (1638–1715), a French philosopher

Derived terms

Italian

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Etymology 1

From male (“bad, evil”) +‎ branche (“claw, talon”), literally “Evil Claws”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌma.leˈbran.ke/
  • Rhymes: -anke
  • Hyphenation: Ma‧le‧bràn‧che

Proper noun

le Malebranche f pl (plural only)

  1. a group of devils from Hell in the Divine Comedy
    Hyponyms: Alichino m, Barbariccia m, Cagnazzo m, Calcabrina m, Ciriatto m, Draghignazzo m, Farfarello m, Graffiacane m, Libicocco m, Malacoda m, Rubicante m, Scarmiglione m

Etymology 2

Unadapted borrowing from French Malebranche.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ma.leˈbranʃ/*, /malˈbranʃ/*

Proper noun

Malebranche m or f by sense

  1. a surname from French
  2. (masculine only) Nicolas Malebranche (1638–1715), a French philosopher
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