"espiègle" meaning in French

See espiègle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɛs.pjɛɡl/ Audio: Fr-espiègle.ogg , Fr-Paris--espiègle.ogg [Paris] Forms: espiègles [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from German Eulenspiegel, based on the folklore character Till Eulenspiegel; from Middle Low German Ūlenspēgel. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|fr|de|Eulenspiegel|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} German Eulenspiegel, {{bor+|fr|de|Eulenspiegel}} Borrowed from German Eulenspiegel, {{der|fr|gml|Ūlenspēgel}} Middle Low German Ūlenspēgel Head templates: {{fr-adj}} espiègle (plural espiègles)
  1. playful, frolicsome Categories (topical): Personality
    Sense id: en-espiègle-fr-adj-hvYWTw5t Disambiguation of Personality: 46 39 0 15 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 30 32 1 37
  2. impish, mischievous Categories (topical): Personality
    Sense id: en-espiègle-fr-adj-DY7RgvoM Disambiguation of Personality: 46 39 0 15 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 30 32 1 37
  3. skittish
    Sense id: en-espiègle-fr-adj-~LDB6z3H
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: espièglerie (english: impish prank)

Noun

IPA: /ɛs.pjɛɡl/ Audio: Fr-espiègle.ogg , Fr-Paris--espiègle.ogg [Paris] Forms: espiègles [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from German Eulenspiegel, based on the folklore character Till Eulenspiegel; from Middle Low German Ūlenspēgel. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|fr|de|Eulenspiegel|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} German Eulenspiegel, {{bor+|fr|de|Eulenspiegel}} Borrowed from German Eulenspiegel, {{der|fr|gml|Ūlenspēgel}} Middle Low German Ūlenspēgel Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} espiègle m (plural espiègles)
  1. prankster, imp, rascal Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Personality
    Sense id: en-espiègle-fr-noun-Ufj4HTxz Disambiguation of Personality: 46 39 0 15 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 30 32 1 37

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for espiègle meaning in French (5.0kB)

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