aigu

See also: àigù

French

Etymology

From Middle French aigu, agu, from Old French agu, from Latin acūtus (“sharp”); related to English acute. The original Old French result was eü (preserved in the toponym Montheu < Latin Mons acutus (“sharp mountain”)), which was likely modified into the form agu based on the Latin, and then influenced by words like aigre, or aiguiser, as with aiguille.

Doublet of acut.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ.ɡy/, /e.ɡy/

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Adjective

aigu (feminine aiguë or aigüe, masculine plural aigus, feminine plural aiguës or aigües)

1. sharp, pointy
2. (of intelligence) acute, keen, discerning
3. (of sound) sharp, loud and high-pitched
4. (medicine) acute
5. (mathematics, of an angle) acute
6. (linguistics, of an accent) acute

Derived terms

Derived terms

• accent aigu
• aigüité / aiguïté

• subaigu

Related terms

• aiguiser
• aiguille
• aiguillon

Further reading

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

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Noun

aigu

1. time

Declension

Declension of aigu, {{{grad1}}}-{{{grad2}}} gradation singular plural nominative aigu aijakse genitive aijan – partitive aigua aijattah inessive aijan aijanke elative aijas aijači illative aijaspäi aijat adessive aigah aigoin ablative aijal aigoi essive aijalpäi aijat translative aijale aijois abessive aijannu aijoispäi instructive aigoih comitative aijoil