aigre

English

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] French. See eager.

Adjective

aigre (comparative more aigre, superlative most aigre)

1. (obsolete) Alternative spelling of eager (“sour”)

Related terms

• vinegar

Anagrams

• Aegir, Argie, Gaier, aegir, aiger

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French

Etymology

From Old French, from Vulgar Latin *acrus or *acrum, change of declension from Classical Latin acer, acrem, from Proto-Italic *akris, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱrós (“sharp”). Compare âcre, a borrowed doublet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛɡʁ/

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Adjective

aigre (plural aigres)

1. sharp, sour, acid

   cerises aigres

   sour cherries

2. shrill (voice), biting (wind etc.)

   la voix aigre des cornemuses

   the shrill voice of the bagpipes

Derived terms

• aigreur
• aigrir

Related terms

• vinaigre

Further reading

• “aigre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• gérai
• réagi