autel

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French autel, from a change of suffix from earlier alter, borrowed from Latin altāre (mostly attested in the plural form altāria).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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autel m (plural autels)

  1. altar (in a church)

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Norman

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Etymology

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From Old French autel, borrowed from Latin altāre.

Noun

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autel m (plural autels)

  1. (Jersey, religion) altar

Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology 1

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From a change of suffix from older alter, borrowed from Latin altāre.

Noun

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autel oblique singularm (oblique plural auteaus or auteax or autiaus or autiax or autels, nominative singular auteaus or auteax or autiaus or autiax or autels, nominative plural autel)

  1. altar
Descendants
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  • French: autel
  • Norman: autel

Etymology 2

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au +‎ tel?

Adjective

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autel m (oblique and nominative feminine singular autele)

  1. similar