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| | {{also|aine|Áine}} | | {{also|aine|Áine}} |
| | ==French== | | ==French== |
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| | + | ===Alternative forms=== |
| | + | * [[ainé]] {{qualifier|since the 1990 spelling reform}} |
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| | ===Etymology=== | | ===Etymology=== |
| - | From {{etyl|fro|fr}} {{term|ainz||before}} + {{term|né||born}}. | + | {{etyl|frm|fr|sort=aine}} {{term|aisné|lang=frm}} < {{etyl|fro|fr|sort=aine}} {{term|aisné|lang=fro}}, contraction of {{etyl|fro|fr}} {{term|ainz||before|lang=fro}} + {{term|né||born|lang=fro}}. |
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| | ===Pronunciation=== | | ===Pronunciation=== |
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| | ===Adjective=== | | ===Adjective=== |
| - | {{fr-adj|feminine=aînée}} | + | {{fr-adj|feminine=aînée|sort=aine}} |
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| - | # [[oldest]], [[elder]] (''sibling'') | + | # [[oldest]], [[elder]] {{gloss|sibling}} |
| | #: ''Mon frère '''aîné''''' | | #: ''Mon frère '''aîné''''' |
| | #:: ''My oldest brother.'' | | #:: ''My oldest brother.'' |
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| | ===Noun=== | | ===Noun=== |
| - | {{fr-noun|m}} | + | {{fr-noun|m|f=aînée|sort=aine}} |
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| | # [[eldest]] (boy) | | # [[eldest]] (boy) |
| | # [[older brother]] | | # [[older brother]] |
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| - | ====Alternative forms==== | |
| - | * [[ainé]] | |
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| | ====Antonyms==== | | ====Antonyms==== |