Calais
English
Etymology
From French Calais and Middle English Caleys (from Anglo-Norman Caleis), from the Roman name, Latin Caletum, named after the Caleti, a Gaulish tribe in the area, from Proto-Celtic *kaletos, from Proto-Indo-European *kal- (“hard”). The placename is cognate with Breton calet, Middle Irish calath, and calad.[1]
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Calais
- A city in Nord-Pas-de-Calais, in the north of France.
- A city in Maine
Translations
a town in France
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References
- ^ Mouton (1985): International Journal of Slavic Linguistics and Poetics, Volumes 31-32, p. 367
Anagrams
Catalan
Proper noun
Calais m
French
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Calais ?
Derived terms
Middle English
Proper noun
Calais
- Alternative form of Caleys
Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Calais f
- Calais (a town in Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie, France)
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