Égée

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French

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Pronunciation

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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