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Anglais
anglais
anglais
See also: Anglais
French
Noun
anglais m (uncountable)
- English language
- Il parle anglais ― He speaks English
Adjective
anglais m (feminine singular 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
Usage notes
- anglais is often used to refer to all British people
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Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish englas, anglas f (“a weak, mixed beverage, milk diluted with water; whey”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaŋɡləʃ/
Noun
anglais f (genitive singular anglaise)
Declension
Declension of anglais
Second declension
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Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- anglais tae (“weak, lukewarm, tea”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
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| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| anglais | n-anglais | hanglais | t-anglais |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- "anglais" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “englas, anglas” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.