aîné

See also: Appendix:Variations of "aine"

French

Alternative forms

  • ainé (post-1990 spelling)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French aisné, from Old French aisné, contraction of ainz (“before”) + né (“born”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛ.ne/ ~ /e.ne/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Homophone: henné

Adjective

aîné (feminine aînée, masculine plural aînés, feminine plural aînées)

  1. oldest, elder
    Coordinate term: cadet
    mon frère aîné ― my older brother

Noun

aîné m (plural aînés, feminine aînée)

  1. eldest boy
    Antonym: (literary) puîné
    Coordinate terms: cadet, benjamin
  2. older brother
  3. elder
  4. old person

Derived terms

Further reading

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