égal
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See also: egal
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old French egal, igal, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin aequālis, displacing inherited Old French evel, ivel, oel, uel. Alternatively, and even more likely, borrowed from Old Occitan egal, where this phonetic outcome is regular.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /e.ɡal/
Audio: (file) Audio (Switzerland (Valais)): (file) Audio (France (Vosges)): (file) - Homophones: égale, égales
- Hyphenation: é‧gal
- Rhymes: -al
Adjective
[edit]égal (feminine égale, masculine plural égaux, feminine plural égales)
- equal
- indifferent, of no importance to
- Synonym: indifférent
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- Etymology and history of “égal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
Further reading
[edit]- “égal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
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- Rhymes:French/al
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