éponge

== French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /e.pɔ̃ʒ/ === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Middle French esponge, from Old French espoinge (cf. also variant espoigne), from Vulgar Latin *sponga, from Latin spongia, from Ancient Greek σπογγιά (spongiá). ==== Noun ==== éponge f (plural éponges) sponge (creature) sponge (tool for washing) ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== spongieux ===== Descendants ===== Haitian Creole: eponj → Romanian: eponj === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== éponge inflection of éponger: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “éponge”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012