enveloppe

See also: Enveloppe and enveloppé

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French enveloppe.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɑn.vəˈlɔp/, /ˌɛn.vəˈlɔp/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: en‧ve‧lop‧pe
  • Rhymes: -ɔp

Noun

enveloppe f (plural enveloppen, diminutive enveloppetje n)

  1. Alternative spelling of envelop.

French

Etymology

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

  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃.vlɔp/
  • (file)

Noun

enveloppe f (plural enveloppes)

  1. envelope (wrapper for mailing)
  2. (geometry) envelope (of a family of curves)
  3. (biology) envelope (an enclosing structure or cover, such as a membrane)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Dutch: envelop
    • → Caribbean Javanese: amplop
    • → Indonesian: amplop
    • → Papiamentu: ènvelòp
    • → Sranan Tongo: ènfelop
      • → Caribbean Javanese: angflop, angklop
  • → English: envelope
  • → Portuguese: envelope

Further reading

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