anglais

See also: Anglais

French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Angle + -ais (-ese).

Pronunciation

  • (France) IPA(key): /ɑ̃.ɡlɛ/
    (Aquitaine, Normandy) IPA(key): /ɑ̃.ɡle/
  • (Canada) IPA(key): /ã.ɡlɛ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes:

Noun

anglais m (uncountable)

  1. English language
    Il parle anglais.He speaks English.

Adjective

anglais (feminine anglaise, masculine plural anglais, feminine plural anglaises)

  1. English
    Il est anglais.He is English.
    Ceci n’est pas un avion anglais.This is not an English airplane.
  2. (Louisiana) Anglo-American or Anglophone
    Synonym: yankee

Usage notes

  • anglais is often used to refer to all British people

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: Angrez
  • Hindi: अंग्रेज़ (aṅgrez)
  • Tamil: ஆங்கிலேய (āṅkilēya)
  • Wolof: Angale

Further reading

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish englas, anglas f (milk diluted with water).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaŋɡl̪ˠəʃ/, /ˈaŋɡlˠəʃ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈãːlˠəʃ/, /ˈãːl̪ˠəʃ/[2]

Noun

anglais f (genitive singular anglaise)

  1. milk and water
  2. milksop (of person)

Declension

Derived terms

  • anglais tae (weak, lukewarm, tea)

Mutation

Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith 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

  1. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “englas, anglas”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 172, page 65

Further reading

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