Égée

French

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.ʒe/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin Aegeus.

Proper noun

Égée m

  1. Aegeus
Descendants
  • Haitian Creole: Eje
  • → Persian: اژه (eže)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin aegaeus, as it was used in Aegaeum mare (“the Aegean Sea”), from Ancient Greek Αἰγαῖος (Aigaîos, “of or relating to Aegeus”).

Proper noun

l'Égée f

  1. ellipsis of la mer Égée (“the Aegean Sea”)

Usage notes

  • In older French practice, capital letters did not take diacritics, so É becomes E. This was mostly done because of technical constraints. Formal orthotypography maintains the diacritics.

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