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: -ɛ

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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