euphémisme

== French == === Etymology === From Late Latin euphemismos (“euphemism”), from Ancient Greek εὐφημισμός (euphēmismós), from εὐφημίζω (euphēmízō), from εὔφημος (eúphēmos, “uttering sound of good omen, abstaining from inauspicious words”), from εὖ (eû, “well”) + φήμη (phḗmē, “a voice, a prophetic voice, rumor, talk”), from φάναι (phánai, “to speak, say”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ø.fe.mism/ ~ /ø.fe.mizm/ Homophone: euphémismes Hyphenation: eu‧phé‧misme === Noun === euphémisme m (plural euphémismes) euphemism ==== Related terms ==== euphémique === Further reading === “euphémisme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012