âme damnée

English

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁-
    Proto-Indo-European *-mos
    Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁mos
    Proto-Italic *anamos
    Latin animus
    Latin anima
    Old French ame
    Middle French ame
    French âme
    French damnée
    French âme damnéebor.
    English âme damnée

    Borrowed from French âme damnée (literally “damned soul”).[1]

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    âme damnée (plural âmes damnées)

    1. Someone who is utterly devoted to another and willing to carry out difficult or disagreeable tasks for them; a simp.

    References

    1. ^ “âme damnée, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

    French

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /am da.ne/ ~ /ɑm da.ne/
      • Audio:(file)

      Noun

      âme damnée f (plural âmes damnées)

      1. a henchman, a minion, a pawn, a tool, a cat's-paw, a person completely devoted to another and willing to do everything at his bidding, to do his dirty work

      References

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