âne

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ane"

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French asne, from Old French asne, from Latin asinus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /an/ ~ /ɑn/
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Noun

âne m (plural ânes, feminine ânesse)

  1. donkey, ass
  2. idiot, moron
  3. dunce

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Etymology

From Old French asne, from Latin asinus.

Noun

âne m (plural ânes)

  1. (Jersey) donkey
    • 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore‎, page 539:
      L'âne de Balaam a pâlaï j'airon du macré.
      Balaam's ass has spoken, we shall soon have mackerel.

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