aîné
French
Alternative forms
- ainé (since the 1990 spelling reform)
Etymology
From Middle French aisné, from Old French aisné, contraction of Old French ainz (“before”) + né (“born”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e.ne/, /ɛ.ne/
audio (file) - Homophone: henné
Related terms
Further reading
- “aîné” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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