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Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French enveloppe.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɑn.vəˈlɔp/, /ˌɛn.vəˈlɔp/
- Hyphenation: en‧ve‧lop‧pe
- Rhymes: -ɔp
Noun
enveloppe f (plural enveloppen, diminutive enveloppetje n)
- Alternative spelling of envelop
French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French enveloppe, anveloppe, from Old French envelope (“that which envelops, a type of garment”), from envoloper, anveloper (“to wrap around, enfold, cover”).
Pronunciation
Noun
enveloppe f (plural enveloppes)
- envelope (wrapper for mailing)
- (geometry) envelope (of a family of curves)
- (biology) envelope (an enclosing structure or cover, such as a membrane)
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