élite

== English == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French élite. === Adjective === élite (comparative more élite, superlative most élite) Alternative spelling of elite. ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === élite (plural élites) Alternative spelling of elite. 1951, Isaac Asimov, Foundation (1974 Panther Books Ltd publication), part III: “The Mayors”, chapter 6, page 101, ¶ 5 A hush had fallen over the élite in the ballroom, as a broad path was cleared for the throne. Lepold sat on it now, hands solidly on its arms, head high, face frozen. === Anagrams === Eitel, Leite, Tiele == French == === Etymology === Feminine of élit (“chosen, selected”), old past participle of verb élire (displaced in modern use by élu). === Noun === élite f (plural élites) elite ==== Derived terms ==== élitaire élitisme ==== Descendants ==== === Further reading === “élite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French élite. Doublet of eletta. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /eˈlit/ Rhymes: -it === Noun === élite f (invariable) elite ==== Derived terms ==== elitario elitarismo elitismo === References === === Further reading === élite in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana === Anagrams === etile, letei, liete == Spanish == === Alternative forms === elite === Etymology === Borrowed from French élite. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈelite/ [ˈe.li.t̪e] Rhymes: -elite Syllabification: é‧li‧te === Noun === élite f (plural élites) elite ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “élite”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025