âme

Inherited from Middle French ame, amme, from Old French ame, anme, anima, from Latin anima.

• IPA^(key): /am/, /ɑm/

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  • Rhymes: -ɑm, -am
• IPA^(key): /aːm/ (older, now chiefly Belgium and Canada)
  • Rhymes: -aːm
• Homophone: âmes
• Hyphenation: âme

âme f (plural âmes)

1. (religion, philosophy) soul
2. (moral, intellectual centre) soul, heart, mind
3. soul, person

   C’est un village de 800 âmes.

   It's a village of 800 souls.

4. bore (of a cannon)
5. (lutherie) soundpost (of a violin etc.)

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