Polyglot Dictionary

sceptre

/sɛptʁ/

le noun B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
les sceptres

Meaning

  1. scepter

    • Le roi tient fièrement son sceptre.

      The king holds his scepter proudly.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

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Portuguese

cetro

cetro is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "scepter."

Practice

1 What does sceptre mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le roi tient fièrement son ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches sceptre?

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