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See also: Anglais
French[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- anglois (archaic)
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
anglais m (uncountable)
- English language
- Il parle anglais. ― He speaks English.
Adjective[edit]
anglais (feminine anglaise, masculine plural anglais, feminine plural anglaises)
- English
- Il est anglais. ― He is English.
- Ceci n'est pas un avion anglais. ― This is not an English airplane
- (Louisiana) Anglo-American or Anglophone
- Synonym: yankee
Usage notes[edit]
- anglais is often used to refer to all British people
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “anglais”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams[edit]
Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish englas, anglas f (“a weak, mixed beverage, milk diluted with water; whey”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
anglais f (genitive singular anglaise)
Declension[edit]
Declension of anglais
Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms[edit]
- anglais tae (“weak, lukewarm, tea”)
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
anglais | n-anglais | hanglais | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 65
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “anglais”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “englas, anglas”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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