aimé

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See also: aime, aimè, and Aimé

French

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin amātus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛ.me/ ~ /e.me/
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Participle

aimé (feminine aimée, masculine plural aimés, feminine plural aimées)

  1. past participle of aimer

Adjective

aimé (feminine aimée, masculine plural aimés, feminine plural aimées)

  1. beloved

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Euphonic alteration of aime in presubject position.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛ.me/ ~ /e.me/, /ɛ.mɛ/ ~ /e.mɛ/

Verb

aimé

  1. presubject first-person singular present indicative of aimer
    Laimé-je ?Do I love him/her/it?
  2. presubject first-person singular present subjunctive of aimer
    • 1868, Les Bucoliques, translation of original by Virgil:
      Ne m’eût-il pas été moins dur de supporter les tristes colères et les superbes dédains d’Amaryllis ? Que naimé-je Ménalque, quoiqu’il soit brun, quoique tu sois blanc ?
      Had it not been better to have borne the rueful anger and proud disdain of Amaryllis? to endure Menalcas though he be black, though thou be fair?
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Verb

aimé

  1. past participle of aimer