scrupule

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin scrūpulus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skʁy.pyl/

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Noun

scrupule m (plural scrupules)

1. scruple, compunction, qualm

Derived terms

• sans scrupules

Further reading

• “scrupule”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈskruː.pu.le/, [ˈs̠kruːpʊɫ̪ɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈskru.pu.le/, [ˈskruːpule]

Noun

scrūpule

1. vocative singular of scrūpulus