Auvergnese
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]Auvergnese
- Of, from, or pertaining to the region of Auvergne in France
- 1895, Thomas Hughes, Vacation Rambles[1], page 357:
- […] as for the others, they at once fall back upon an Auvergnese patois, at least as different from ordinary French as a Durham miner's vernacular is from a West countryman's.
Synonyms
[edit]- Auvergnian
- Auvergne (when used attributively)
Translations
[edit]Noun
[edit]Auvergnese (plural Auvergnese)
- (chiefly in the plural) A person from the Auvergne region
- 1861, “The Piece of Gold”, in The Blue Silk Work-bag[2], page 7:
- The little Auvergnese retired highly delighted, […]
Usage notes
[edit]As with other terms for people formed with -ese, the countable singular noun in reference to a person (as in "I am a Auvergnese", "writing about Auvergnese cuisine as a Auvergnese") is now uncommon and often taken as grammatically incorrect. In its place, the adjective is used, by itself (as in "I am Auvergnese") or before a noun like person, man, or woman ("writing about Auvergnese cuisine as a Auvergnese person"). See also -ish, which is similarly only primarily used as an adjective or as a plural noun.
