Calais

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See also: calais and caláis

English

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Etymology

From French Calais and Middle English Caleys (from Anglo-Norman Caleis), from the Roman name, Latin Caletum, named after the Caleti, a Gaulish tribe in the area, from Proto-Celtic *kaletos, from Proto-Indo-European *kal- (“hard”). The placename is cognate with Breton calet, Middle Irish calath, and calad.[1]

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Calais

  1. A city in the Pas-de-Calais department, Hauts-de-France, France.
  2. A city in Maine

Translations

References

  1. ^ Mouton (1985): International Journal of Slavic Linguistics and Poetics, Volumes 31-32, p. 367

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French Calais.

Proper noun

Calais m

  1. Calais (a city in the Pas-de-Calais department, Hauts-de-France, France)

Derived terms

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka.lɛ/
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  • Hyphenation: Ca‧lais
  • Rhymes: -ɛ

Proper noun

Calais m

  1. Calais
    Meronym: Saint-Pierre

Derived terms

Middle English

Proper noun

Calais

  1. Alternative form of Caleys

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French Calais.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Calais

  1. Calais (a town in Hauts-de-France, France)
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