grâce
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French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French grace, from an early borrowing from Latin grātia,[1][2] from grātus (“as a favour”). The lengthening of the vowel, which is indicated with the circumflex, is irregular.
Pronunciation
Noun
grâce f (plural grâces)
Derived terms
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References
- ^ Etymology and history of “grâce”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
- ^ “Notes on the Development of -kj-, -tj- in Spanish and Portuguese”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), 2012 February 6 (last accessed), archived from the original on 7 February 2012
Further reading
- “grâce”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.