allègre

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See also: allegre

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French halaigre, from Latin alacrem (“lively; happy, joyful”). The Old French form alegre derived from a Vulgar Latin form *alacrum, and the form (h)aliegre from an *alĕcrum. The transition of Latin -cr- to French -gr- is paralleled in aigre, maigre; it may have been influenced partly by Old Occitan alegre. Doublet of allegro.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.lɛɡʁ/
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Adjective

allègre (plural allègres)

  1. joyful, happy

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Italian: allegro (see there for further descendants)
  • → Romanian: alegru

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Norman

Etymology

From Old French halaigre, from Latin alacer (“lively; happy, joyful”).

Adjective

allègre m or f

  1. (Jersey) brisk

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