Égée

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French

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Latin Aegeus.

Proper noun

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Égée m

  1. Aegeus
Descendants
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  • Haitian Creole: Eje
  • Persian: اژه (eže)

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Latin aegaeus, as it was used in Aegaeum mare (the Aegean Sea), from Ancient Greek Αἰγαῖος (Aigaîos, of or relating to Aegeus).

Proper noun

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l’Égée f

  1. Ellipsis of la mer Égée (the Aegean Sea).

Usage notes

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  • In older French practice, capital letters did not take diacritics, so É becomes E. This was mostly done because of technical constraints. Formal orthotypography maintains the diacritics.

Derived terms

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See also

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