French word

morsure

Pronunciation

IPA/mɔʁsyʁ/

Meaning

  • feminine nounbite mark

Example

J'ai une morsure au bras.

I have a bite mark on my arm.

Illustration for morsure (bite mark)

More examples

Elle a une morsure de serpent.

She has a snakebite.

Core concept

A tooth-made wound or imprint left on skin after a bite.

Common phrases

  • une morsure de chien

    a dog bite

  • une morsure de serpent

    a snakebite

Similar words

blessure: An injury to the body.
piqûre: A small puncture or mark from an insect or needle.
plaie: An open, bleeding wound caused by a cut in the skin.
griffure: A narrow scratch caused by a claw or thorn.

Definition in French

Plaie ou marque laissée par les dents lorsqu'une personne ou un animal mord.

Word origin

Morsure comes through Old French from Latin morsura, a noun formed from mordere, meaning "to bite".

Usage tips

  • Morsure is feminine, so the usual article is une, as in une morsure au bras.

Other meanings

  • bitenoun

Opposites

Related words

  • mordrebiteverb
  • mordubittenadjective
  • mordantbitingadjective

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