arête

== English == === Alternative forms === arete === Etymology === Borrowed from French arête, from Latin arista. Doublet of arista. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əˈɹɛt/, /əˈɹeɪt/ Rhymes: -ɛt, -eɪt === Noun === arête (plural arêtes) (geology) A very thin ridge of rock. ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === areet, eater, ratee, teare == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French areste, from Latin arista. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.ʁɛt/ (Eastern Quebec) IPA(key): [a.ˈʁɛtʰ] (Western Quebec) IPA(key): [a.ˈʁɛtʰ] or IPA(key): [a.ˈʁɛɪ̯tʰ] In Quebec French, "ê" is pronounced [ɛɪ̯] in closed syllables in most words. In Eastern Quebec, both arête and arrête are among the exemptions from this rule; in Western Quebec only arête is pronounced with /ɛ/, and only by some speakers. Homophones: arêtes, arrête, arrêtes, arrêtent === Noun === arête f (plural arêtes) (zoology) bone (of a fish), fishbone edge (of an object); ridge, crest (of mountain) (architecture) groin (of vault) bridge of nose (botany) beard (of rye, barley etc.); awn (graph theory) edge === Further reading === “arête”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === ratée