different between epaulet vs ailette

English

Etymology

From French épaulette, from épaule (“shoulder”) +? -ette (diminutive).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??p?l?t/, /??p??l?t/

Noun

epaulet (plural epaulets)

1. Alternative form of epaulette (“shoulder decoration on a uniform; tegula”)

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French épaulette.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?e?.po??l?t/
• Hyphenation: epau?let
• Rhymes: -?t

Noun

epaulet f (plural epauletten or epaulets, diminutive epauletje n)

1. epaulette

   Synonyms: schouderbedekking, schouderbelegsel

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French ailette, diminutive of aile (“wing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e??l?t/

Noun

ailette (plural ailettes)

1. (historical) A small square shield, formerly worn on the shoulders of knights, being the prototype of the epaulet.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Fairholt to this entry?)

Translations

Further reading

• ailette on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• tealite

French

Etymology

aile +? -ette

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?.l?t/

Noun

ailette f (plural ailettes)

1. small wing

Descendants

• English: ailette

Further reading

• “ailette” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).