English Explanatory Dictionary

atelier

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A studio or workshop, especially for an artist, designer, or fashion house.

Pronunciation

/əˈtɛl.jeɪ/ /əˈtɛl.i.eɪ/ /æ.təˈljeɪ/ /ˈæ.təˌljeɪ/ /-ˌljɛ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-atelier.wav /əˈtɛlˌjeɪ/ /ˌæ.təlˈjeɪ/ [ˌæ.ɾəl-] [ˌæ.ɾɫ̩-]

Word forms

atelier ateliers

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French atelier, from Middle French astelier, from astelle (“small piece of wood, etc., to hold a broken bone in place, splint”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs- (“axis; axle”) via Latin assula) + -ier (suffix denoting the location of an abode). Compare typologically Latin harēna, whence arena.

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