-lâtre

French

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λάτρις (látris, “servant”). The circumflex is by influence of unrelated -âtre.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /latʁ/, /lɑtʁ/

Suffix

-lâtre (mf)

-later (A worshipper of...)
-latrous (Worshipping of...)

Derived terms

French terms suffixed with -lâtre

See also

-lâtrie

Further reading

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

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